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WDVA unveiled a monument at the WVH-King dedicated to Wisconsin's 62 Medal of Honor recipients. Medal of Honor recipient Gary Wetzel (center) accepts a donation from the Green Bay Packers for the monument.

Mac and Carol McClatchey of Always Remembered Flags present a donation for homeless veterans to Secretary Scocos and Raymond Perez Jr., manager of the WDVA homeless program.

Governor Walker and Secretary Scocos presented state employee Larry Stanczyk (center, with hat) with a Purple Heart he earned in Vietnam at a Veterans Day ceremony in the Capitol.

Staff from Dogs on Call met with WDVA employees to discuss ways that therapy dogs can be used to improve the health of veterans.

Artist Ann Garity and Secretary Scocos pose with children and grandchildren of veterans who decorated the ornaments that will hang on Wisconsin's 2012 National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C. in honor of The Year of the Veteran.

Veterans Benefits Administrator Tom Rhatican (2nd from left) and Battle Cross, Ltd. representatives dedicated a new Battle Cross monument at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery on September 29.

Administration officials met with Sergeant Major Bissonette (2nd from left) and Colonel Nott (2nd from right) prior to a listening session with Ft. McCoy staff.

     

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2012 Year of the Veteran Career and Benefit Fairs

December 7, 2012   PEARL HARBOR DAY
  •  WDVA WVH-King:  Pearl Harbor Day Program at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King
  •  WDVA, Dept. of Workforce Development, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, American Legion & Merendino Cemetary:  Year of the Veteran Business Symposium at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac from 1:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

December 12, 2012
  •  WDVA, Dept. of Workforce Development, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve & American LegionVeterans Career and Benefits Fair at Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac

December 15, 2012
  •  Doc Dentice24th annual "Christmas with the Hospitalized Vets" show at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee

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Featured Event

UA Veterans In Piping Program

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Accelerated Welding Class Begins November 26, 2012

Interviews Starting October 11, 2012