Veterans

Dave Carlson of Eau Claire served two combat tours in Iraq with the Wisconsin National Guard. After returning, he ended up in prison and experienced PTSD.

On Veterans Day, as Wisconsin honors the more than 360,000 veterans across the state, former service members now working in the state Capitol say support for veterans is needed more than ever.

A group of Wisconsin veterans were greeted by former President Barack Obama on Saturday when their Honor Flight plane touched down in Washington, D.C.

Phil Anderson is a member of the Lake Superior Region Veterans for Peace. He spoke with WPR’s “Morning Edition” about the group’s effort and the origin of Veterans Day and other national holidays that originally celebrated peace.

For more than a decade, Jay Barthuly has been bringing veterans — some of whom also have disabilities — out to an elk hunting trip in Montana. And he’s done a lot of it on his own dime.

Construction is set to begin soon for a project in Milwaukee aimed at getting homeless veterans off the street and into housing. 

Let’s Go Fishing Chairman Joe Oprosko said time on the water can ease loneliness, spark memories, and bring joy to people who may otherwise feel isolated.

The exhumation, carried out June 6, is part of the Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Biotechnology Center.

The late Milwaukee veteran Anna Mae Robertson could soon have the women’s clinic at Zablocki VA Medical Center named after her.

More than $2 million in federal funding will go to expand rental assistance for Native American veterans who are unhoused or at risk of becoming homeless nationwide.