December 15, 2008

Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs seeking nominations for Veteran Lifetime Achievement Award

(MADISON) – The Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs is seeking nominations for its Veteran Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented at its meeting on February 20, 2009 in Madison.

The Veteran Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Wisconsin veterans who have compiled a record of exemplary service as a military service member, a veteran, and as a citizen during the veteran’s lifetime. The February 2009 award recipient will be selected from among nominations received for veterans residing in counties located in the southwest region of Wisconsin (Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, LaCrosse, Marquette, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, Vernon, Waushara counties). Nominations for the Board’s February meeting must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2009.

The award is part of the Board’s ongoing efforts to underscore its commitment to taking veterans issues out to where veterans live, work, and enjoy the freedoms of the United States of America and to encourage greater veteran participation in Board of Veterans Affairs meetings.

The Board, through a subcommittee appointed by the Board Chair, selects the recipients from nominations submitted by individuals (including family members of the nominee), veterans service and other organizations, county veterans service officers, and fellow veterans.

There will be up to six annual awards, four regional and two statewide ones. Nominations may be submitted at any time during the year, but no later than the 15th of the month prior to each proposed award. Completed nominations should be mailed to:  Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs Lifetime Achievement Award, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, 30 W. Mifflin St., P.O. Box 7843, Madison, WI  53707-7843, or faxed to:  (608) 264-7616.

For more information on the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs Veterans Lifetime Achievement Award, to include past recipients and nomination forms, visit online at www.WisVets.com/boardaward, or call WDVA at (608) 266-1315.