Tractor Supply Company Offering there Stores to distribute Buddy Poppies!!

Spearheaded by the VFW Foundation, the Tractor Supply Company (TSC), the largest farm and ranch store chain in the United States with over 1,100 retail stores nationwide, is offering the VFW a special opportunity to distribute Buddy Poppies at each location during the Memorial Day weekend. Continue reading

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FREE TICKETS FOR ALL MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS!

2 Free tickets to every regular season Sunday home game in 2013 Continue reading

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VA to Expedite Claims Decisions for Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it is implementing an initiative to expedite compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have waited one year or longer. Effective today, VA claims raters will make provisional decisions on the oldest claims in inventory, which will allow Veterans to begin collecting compensation benefits more quickly, if eligible. Veterans will be able to submit additional evidence for consideration a full year after the provisional rating, before VA issues a final decision. Continue reading

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Governor Walker, WDVA Kick-off Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War

President Barack Obama has proclaimed May 28, 2012 through November 11, 2025 as the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Continue reading

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Wisconsin Veterans Reunion

Food, Games, Music, Raffles, Information Booths, Camaraderie, Family Fun. Proceeds to benefit the Honor Flight. This reunion event seeks to provide information on programs available to veterans in the realms of medical and psychological treatment, financial resources, retirement planning, pension, housing, education and much more.

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Gov. Walker Appoints John Scocos as New Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

Governor Walker has also appointed Jason Johns as WDVA Deputy Secretary. Continue reading

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