Milwaukee County Operation Freedom

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker thanks our Armed Forces members and veterans for their service. All Armed Forces members and veterans in Wisconsin are invited to bring their immediate families to enjoy the Zoo on Sunday, July 5.

For more information click http://www.milwaukeezoo.org/events/operationfreedom.php

Country music stars Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry know a lot about partnering to make some good sounds, and now they are joining with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® and the Wounded Warrior Project on their newest CD, For Our Heroes. This 12-song CD features familiar hits like “Something To Be Proud Of,” and “My Town.” It also includes an exclusive new song, “One Of Those Days,” as well as four songs that have received only limited release previously.

The CD will be available only at Cracker Barrel, and a portion of the sale of each CD will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project, whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Click here to learn more about the Wounded Warrior Project.

For more info, click the link below.
http://www.crackerbarrel.com/browse.cfm?doc_id=1308

For Veterans

Here is a great resource for veteran's benefits information.

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Unit Patch Information

Here is where you can post your unit patch information, if you chose to do it. You do not have to give any information about the patch for it to be displayed.

Just include basic info Name,Branch,Division. I don't know how far in depth we want to got with it, we can discuss it later. For now we are just trying to get somewhat of a record started.

Websites For Patches

Please feel free to add websites that can be used to purchase unit patches. Here are just a few:

- Ranger Joe's

-U.S. Cavalry Online Store

-SoldierCity, Inc.

The above mentioned are just a few,they are trusted, i have used them all. Please post more if you have them. Theses are fairly vague so if you have any more specialized sites, post them.

Vets' Return to Campus Is An Uneasy Transition

"Uneasiness is common for students who have transitioned from combat to the classroom," the Indianapolis Star reports. "And it's among the issues that universities are trying to confront as they aggressively reach out to and recruit returning troops to take advantage of the new GI bill. ... 'We've had lots of inquiries about the program,' said Tom Applegate, director of the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs. For the schools, the improved benefit could bolster student populations that are expected to decline in the coming years. Campus officials are scrambling to entice the potential soldier-scholars."

Read full article at http://www.indystar.com/article/20090317/LOCAL/903170364

Senators Push VA To Go Paperless

Will the VA finally catch up with the times and begin processing claims electronically? Read the article below from the Federal Times to find out.

http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4006474