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Effective June 30, 2018, the Military Order of the Purple Heart will no longer be able to provide assistance with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Veterans and their families through the MOPH National Service Program. The announcement noted that all offices of the MOPH Service Program will close and all Veterans claims under administered by the program officers will be transferred to accredited Service Officers of other Veteran Service Organizations as appropriate. No claims by veterans would be stopped or harmed in by the action. The Milwaukee service office for the Military Order of the Purple Heart,...

Before the largest music festival in the country kicks off in Milwaukee, the city will celebrate another of the largest events in the United States from May 14 to 19, with the Armed Forces Week Celebration. Milwaukee makes a special effort to bring awareness for Armed Forces Day by turning it into Armed Forces Week. With the joint effort of the Armed Services committee and local residents, the community became host to the largest Armed Forces Day celebration in the United States. Armed Forces Day was first observed May 20, 1950, replacing the separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and...

It will be a hands-on engagement with flight when the nation’s most extensive aviation mobile unit arrives along Milwaukee’s Lakefront on June 27. The Experimental Aircraft Association will deliver the excitement of flight to Milwaukee and throughout the United States with its “Spirit of Aviation” mobile unit. Sponsored by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the mobile experience introduces EAA to aviation enthusiasts through hands-on, member-tested activities engaging people in aviation. “During our inaugural year in 2017, the Spirit of Aviation brought our passion for flight and our mission of growing participation in aviation to tens of thousands...

According to the Legislative Reference Bureau, hit-and-run crashes made up 24% of all crashes in Milwaukee in 2013, that percentage jumped to 29% as of 2017. For hit-and-run drivers each offense carries severe penalties to deter such deviant behavior in the state of Wisconsin. Even if the vіctіm suffered no injuries during the crash, hit-and-run drivers will receive a misdemeanor charge with a possible fine between $300 and $1,000, and up to 6 months in jаіl. “The State of Wisconsin takes hit-and-runs seriously, and so should Milwaukee residents. Hit-and-runs are not a vіctіmless crіmе, and these crashes significantly impact...

A bill backed by Wisconsin landlords that imposes restrictions on rental inspections conducted by local governments was signed into law recently by Governor Scott Walker. Assembly Bill 773 was approved by the GOP-controlled legislature along party lines with Republicans favoring it and Democrats opposing it 18-14 in the Senate and 58-34 in the Assembly. The new law was backed by numerous powerful special interests that included manufacturing, construction, insurance, agriculture, and health care industries, led by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC). As the state’s largest business group, WMC has contributed more than $18 million since January 2010 to support...

“In honored memory of the helicopter pilots and crewmembers who gave the full measure of devotion to their nation in the Vietnam War (1961-1975).” The Vietnam conflict was a “helicopter war” and according the group that lobbied for the monument, the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, nearly 5,000 pilots and crewmembers were killed during the two decades of fighting. A total of 11,827 helicopters operated in Vietnam and 5,086 of them were destroyed. After four years of effort, these service members had their own monument unveiled at Arlington National Cemetery on April 18. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin applauded the dedication...