Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

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The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin that is responsible for veterans programs. The department is overseen by a secretary who is appointed by the governor after consulting with at least six Wisconsin veterans organizations. [1] The secretary is advised by a nine-member citizen advisory Board of Veterans Affairs. The current Secretary is James Bond. [2]

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History

In 1919, the state of Wisconsin issued a wartime bonus to service members who served in World War I. [1] After World War II, the state legislature decided that instead of issuing a wartime bonus, they would create programs to provide a better benefit to the veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs was created in 1945 to oversee these programs, which included: [1]

In 1989, the state legislature authorized the Department of Veterans Affairs to build a new museum dedicated to Wisconsin veterans. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum opened across the street from the state capitol in 1993. [1]

In 2001, the Department of Veterans Affairs opened a new veterans home at Union Grove, Wisconsin. [1]

In 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs opened a new veterans home at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin at a cost of $20 million, with the ability to house 72 veterans. [3]

State veteran cemeteries

The Department of Veterans Affairs maintains three veteran cemeteries:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Official site of Governor Tony Evers".
  2. ↑ "WDVA Leadership" . Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Dohms (January 13, 2013). "New care center set to welcome veterans" . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery".
  5. ↑ "Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery".
  6. ↑ "Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery".
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