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African American men and women in the armed forces, past and present, are being honored in a new mural at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. It’s…
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The Trump administration is moving ahead with an effort to help more military veterans receive health care services away from the Department of Veterans…
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During World War I, soldiers coined the term "shell shock" to describe their post-traumatic reactions to war. "Battle fatigue" came along during World War…
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It’s Veterans Day — a national holiday to honor the service of the country’s more than 18 million living veterans. There will be parades, speeches and a…
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Updated Tuesday at 1 p.m. CTFor people who've served in the military, they say getting back into the swing of civilian life can be difficult. That's…
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Three Milwaukee institutions — Marquette University, the Medical College of Wisconsin, and the VA Medical Center — are continuing their work on a…
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Many Americans may have forgotten that Veterans Day began as a commemoration of World War I veterans. NPR's Kathleen Rushlow remembers her grandfather, who served in the 12th Machine Gun Battalion.
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After three wars, two marriages and 30 months as a POW, Walter Dixon says he's proud of his time served in the military. "I'd do it again," he says in an interview for StoryCorps.
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Prescription painkillers have a notorious reputation in the veteran community. In response to an opioid scandal in 2016, Wisconsin's Tomah Veterans…
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Editor's note: This piece originally aired on May 29, 2017. We are revisiting it in honor of Memorial Day.Memorial Day observations started early for some…