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Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
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News - 2006

Press releases, announcements, and news items are listed below with the most recent first.

The Bugle is published quarterly by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with current news, programs, and events of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.

The Courier is a monthly publication of the Veterans Home at King with news and recent and upcoming events.

Wisconsin Women Veterans News is published quarterly and contains news and events pertaining to Wisconsin Women Veterans.

 THE BUGLE    THE COURIER    WISCONSIN WOMEN VETERANS NEWS

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12.18.06
  •  Military Families receive gifts for the holidays – "Mission: Welcome Home" program Gift Donation to Metro Milwaukee area families and Wisconsin families of fallen service members

12.14.06
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs hosts Women Veterans Forum

12.01.06
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony and building dedication at Union Grove

11.17.06
  •  Wisconsin receives $116,675 federal grant for new homeless program in Chippewa Falls

11.10.06
  •  "A Tale of Three Cities: How the United States Won World War II" Distinguished Lecture at Wisconsin Veterans Museum

11.09.06
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host Veterans Day Ceremony at King

11.08.06
  •  French Government presents Legion of Honor Medal to WWII Veteran

11.03.06
  •  French Government to present special award to WWII Veteran

11.02.06
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host Veterans Day Ceremony at Spooner
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host Veterans Day Ceremony at Union Grove

11.01.06
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to honor veterans through "Thankful Remembrance" on Veterans Day 2006

10.24.06
  •  Wisconsin Veterans Museum to host the last survivor of the three major post-World War II conferences

10.20.06
  •  WDVA Secretary Awarded Vietnam Veterans’ Highest Award

09.29.06
  •  Wal-Mart presents donation check to support a Veterans Home at the Northern Center

09.21.06
  •  Veterans Education Grant (VetEd) – Pre-Application deadline is near

09.20.06
  •  Wisconsin Salutes Veterans plate now available

09.14.06
  •  UW and Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to hold Badger Football "Salute to Veterans" on Saturday

09.13.06
  •  Civil War Heroes “Come Alive” at Forest Hill Cemetery

09.12.06
  •  POW-MIA Recognition Day Ceremony to be held at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

09.07.06
  •  9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to be Held in State Capitol Rotunda – Ceremony will feature Firefighters, Police, Veterans, and Prominent Speakers
  •  “In the Belly of the Dragon: Life and Death in I Corps” to open at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

09.06.06
  •  Veterans Affairs Secretary to Speak at Opening of Moving Vietnam Wall Ceremony
  •  New Skilled Nursing Facility is opened at Union Grove
  •  Veterans Benefits Information Fair at Fort McCoy Draws Hundreds

08.17.06
  •  Fort McCoy to be the site for Veterans Benefits Information Fair on September 1

08.11.06
  •  The 82nd Airborne’s Most Decorated Officer comes to WVM

07.13.06
  •  State Veterans Home Loan Programs Back in Business with 6% Interest Rate

07.11.06
  •  $2 Million Invested in State Bonds for Veterans Home Improvement Loan Program

06.29.06
  •  Federal Veterans Affairs (VA) Stolen Laptop Computer Recovered
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and Sonic Foundry, Inc. Join Forces to Webcast Fourth of July Greetings to Troops Worldwide

06.12.06
  •  Veterans Affairs Secretary Receives Award

06.06.06
  •  Statement by Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John A. Scocos on June 6, 2006 as the 62nd Anniversary of "D-Day"

05.31.06
  •  Veterans History Event Highlights Project Successes – Dignitaries honor volunteers; call for veterans to participate in nationwide effort to gather wartime histories

05.25.06
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host Memorial Day Ceremony at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery - King

05.23.06
  •  UW System and Department of Veterans Affairs honor Wisconsin veterans – President Reilly and Secretary Scocos praise expanded Wisconsin G.I. Bill

05.20.06
  •  New Veterans Skilled Nursing Facility Dedicated – Union Grove Veterans Home Event Draws Hundreds

05.13.06
  •  Supermarket of Veterans Benefits and Veterans Job Fair reaches out to veterans and their families in northeastern Wisconsin

05.11.06
  •  State Veterans Home Loan Legislation Passed by Congress
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host Memorial Day Ceremonies – Events will feature theme "Remembering Their Sacrifice"
  •  New Skilled Nursing Facility to be Dedicated at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove

05.05.06
  •  Legislature Passes Bill to Expand Veterans State Education Benefits – Bill would also preserve IT services, Fund Solvency

05.02.06
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host Memorial Day Ceremony at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery – Spooner
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host Memorial Day Ceremony at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery – Union Grove

04.28.06
  •  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to host a two-day Supermarket of Veterans Benefits and Veterans Job Fair in Oshkosh

04.27.06
  •  Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs Elects New Officers

04.19.06
  •  “Thieves of Baghdad: The Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures"

04.12.06
  •  “The Long War Dead: The Politics and Reality of Casualties in Iraq” - Distinguished Lecture Series continues at Wisconsin Veterans Museum

03.28.06
  •  “The Art of War” explored at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

03.08.06
  •  Supermarket of Veterans Benefits and Veterans Job Fair to be held May 12-13 in Oshkosh
  •  New Exhibit at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to Feature Wisconsin’s Involvement in Iraq

02.27.06
  •  “Creating a Feminine Hero in War” – Women’s History Month Lecture at Wisconsin Veterans Museum

01.31.06
  •  Wisconsin Veterans Museum Explores Current Events in Winter Lecture Series

01.19.06
  •  Tax Filers Can Now Donate to the Veterans Trust Fund

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