Hundreds of jobs available at veterans-only career fair
MILWAUKEE -- Unemployed veterans in southeast Wisconsin got the chance to show off their skills Friday as the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center hosted a "veterans only" career fair.More than 35 employers were there looking to fill more than 750 jobs - jobs ranging from government, to manufacturing, to medical services and private business.“These employers at the tables are ready to hire.
MILWAUKEE -- Unemployed veterans in southeast Wisconsin got the chance to show off their skills Friday as the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center hosted a "veterans only" career fair.More than 35 employers were there looking to fill more than 750 jobs - jobs ranging from government, to manufacturing, to medical services and private business.“These employers at the tables are ready to hire.
Veteran finalist to win 2012 Toyota Camry
Military personnel and their families give so much -- their time, energy, and sometimes even their lives.
Military personnel and their families give so much -- their time, energy, and sometimes even their lives.
VA Hospital uses unique therapy programs to help veterans
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's VA Hospital is giving veterans looking to find themselves after suffering physical or emotional pain hope, and many say the hospital provides much more than that!
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's VA Hospital is giving veterans looking to find themselves after suffering physical or emotional pain hope, and many say the hospital provides much more than that!
What do Vietnam veterans think about the John Doe case?
MILWAUKEE -- Veterans continue to share strong reactions to word of the accusations against Kevin Kavanaugh, who is accused of stealing more than $40,000 from organizations that distribute money to veterans.Vietnam veterans meeting at Dry Hootch Coffee House aren't at a loss for words just one day after Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm announced embezzlement charges against Kavanaugh.
MILWAUKEE -- Veterans continue to share strong reactions to word of the accusations against Kevin Kavanaugh, who is accused of stealing more than $40,000 from organizations that distribute money to veterans.Vietnam veterans meeting at Dry Hootch Coffee House aren't at a loss for words just one day after Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm announced embezzlement charges against Kavanaugh.
World War II veterans take Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
Once you've seen it, it is difficult to believe there was ever any controversy about building the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.It is a monument that was way overdue, but now that it's here, there is a rush to get World War II veterans there to see it in person.FOX6's Ted Perry, along with photojournalist Jeremy Mews were recently invited to hop aboard a Stars and Stripes honor flight, where veterans are taken to D.C. to see the monument up close.Seventy years ago, World War II vets were marching across Europe and sailing across the Pacific, and recently, the generation that just wanted to look forward was asked to board a plane and look back.Joe Dean is captain of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, which tries, as often as it can, to make sure members of the World War II generation feel the gratitude of those who are living lives those veterans made possible."They never asked for a 'thank you,' but we feel they so richly deserve one," Dean said.The Honor Flight is a short flight to Washington, D.C., and when the veterans landed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, many of them didn't quite know what to make of the volunteer welcoming committee, which consisted of civilians and current military members.Carl Zimmerman is a face familiar to generations of Milwaukeeans.
Once you've seen it, it is difficult to believe there was ever any controversy about building the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.It is a monument that was way overdue, but now that it's here, there is a rush to get World War II veterans there to see it in person.FOX6's Ted Perry, along with photojournalist Jeremy Mews were recently invited to hop aboard a Stars and Stripes honor flight, where veterans are taken to D.C. to see the monument up close.Seventy years ago, World War II vets were marching across Europe and sailing across the Pacific, and recently, the generation that just wanted to look forward was asked to board a plane and look back.Joe Dean is captain of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, which tries, as often as it can, to make sure members of the World War II generation feel the gratitude of those who are living lives those veterans made possible."They never asked for a 'thank you,' but we feel they so richly deserve one," Dean said.The Honor Flight is a short flight to Washington, D.C., and when the veterans landed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, many of them didn't quite know what to make of the volunteer welcoming committee, which consisted of civilians and current military members.Carl Zimmerman is a face familiar to generations of Milwaukeeans.
Operation Sweaters for Veterans kicks off in Milwaukee
You have an opportunity to honor a veteran by keeping them warm this winter.
You have an opportunity to honor a veteran by keeping them warm this winter.