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VFW "Fortune Raffle" Winners Drawn
Posted at 03:24 PM on Monday, February 8, 2010 by Past Commander VFW Post 8337
The winning tickets in the 2009/2010 Wisconsin VFW "Fortune Raffle" were drawn as scheduled Saturday afternoon at the Mid-Winter Conference in Appleton. Prize winners will receive official notification and their prizes direct from State Headquarters in Madison later this week. Congratulations to all, and thanks for all the hard work that went in to making this year's raffle a great success.
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1st |
$10,000 |
Alice Parker |
Viola, WI |
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2nd |
$7,000 |
Mike Casper |
De Forest, WI |
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3rd |
$3,000 |
Jeremy Spike |
Janesville, WI |
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4th |
$2,000 |
VFW Post 7591 |
Madison, WI |
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5th |
$1,000 |
David Kluz |
Beavr Dam, WI |
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6th |
$1,000 |
Richard Weber |
Marshall, WI |
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7th |
$500 |
RobertC. Wicka |
Independence, WI |
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8th |
$500 |
Roger Lunde |
Westby, WI |
VFW Applauds VA, National Security Budget Requests
Posted at 09:50 AM on Monday, February 8, 2010 by Past Commander VFW Post 8337
WASHINGTON - The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is applauding President Obama for submitting a fiscal year 2011 budget that strengthens defense and national security, and boosts programs for veterans, servicemembers and their families.Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., a combat-wounded Vietnam veteran from Sussex, Wis., said the president's vision tracks with key VFW legislative goals that advocate for a strong and secure America, and for ensuring that those who serve in uniform are properly cared for by a grateful nation.
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The $60.3 billion discretionary funding request for the Department of Veterans Affairs is 7 percent above 2010 and 20 percent above 2009 funding levels. Key initiatives are to hire 4,000 additional adjudicators to shrink the disability claims backlog; to reduce the homeless veterans' population; to construct new medical facilities in Denver and New Orleans; and to maintain a robust information technology program that will enable a 21st century VA to fully automate its GI Bill benefits system and create a seamless electronic record for military members entering the VA system. Other notable recommendations would enhance women veterans' programs; increase specialized care for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury and other mental health conditions; and expand the national cemetery system into areas where 80,000 veterans reside within 75 miles of a potential VA cemetery. Also included for the first time was a request for $50.6 billion in advanced appropriations for the VA's fiscal 2012 budget.
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White House Seeks $125 Billion for Veterans in 2011
Posted at 07:27 PM on Monday, February 1, 2010 by Past Commander VFW Post 8337
WASHINGTON – To expand health care to a record-number of Veterans, reduce the number of homeless Veterans and process a dramatically increased number of new disability compensation claims, the White House has announced a proposed $125 billion budget next year for the Department of Veterans Affairs."Our budget proposal provides the resources necessary to continue our aggressive pursuit of President Obama's two over-arching goals for Veterans," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "First, the requested budget will help transform VA into a 21st century organization. And second, it will ensure that we approach Veterans' care as a lifetime initiative, from the day they take their oaths until the day they are laid to rest."
The $125 billion budget request, which has to be approved by Congress, includes $60.3 billion for discretionary spending (mostly health care) and $64.7 billion in mandatory funding (mostly for disability compensation and pensions).
"VA's 2011 budget request covers many areas but focuses on three central issues that are of critical importance to our Veterans – easier access to benefits and services, faster disability claims decisions, and ending the downward spiral that results in Veterans' homelessness," Shinseki said.
Reducing Claims Backlog
The president's budget proposal includes an increase of $460 million and more than 4,000 additional claims processors for Veterans benefits. This is a 27 percent funding increase over the 2010 level.
The 1,014,000 claims received in 2009 were a 75 percent increase over the 579,000 received in 2000. Shinseki said the Department expects a 30 percent increase in claims – to 1,319,000 – in 2011 from 2009 levels.
One reason for the increase is VA's expansion of the number of Agent Orange-related illnesses that automatically qualify for disability benefits. Veterans exposed to the Agent Orange herbicides during the Vietnam War are likely to file additional claims that will have a substantial impact upon the processing system for benefits, the secretary said.
"We project significantly increased claims inventories in the near term while we make fundamental improvements to the way we process disability compensation claims," Shinseki said.
Long-term reduction of the inventory will come from additional manpower, improved business practices, plus an infusion of $145 million in the proposed budget for development of a paperless claims processing system, which plays a significant role in the transformation of VA.
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VFW Washington Weekly - January 22, 2010
Posted at 02:24 PM on Friday, January 22, 2010 by Past Commander VFW Post 8337
In This Issue:
1. VFW Presents Legislative Goals
2. House VA Committee Hearings
3. Relief for GI Bill Payments Coming
4. Vets Employment Initiative Launched
1. VFW Presents Legislative Goals: The VFW presented its Top 5 legislative goals this week at a House Veterans Affairs Committee roundtable. The issues we want Congress to highlight this year are the claims backlog, employment and training, oversight of VA health care, and military-to-veteran transition issues, to include education. Committee members acknowledged that the VA claims backlog is among their top priorities, and they intend to hold oversight hearings on viable fixes to the critical problem. The VFW's 2010 legislative priority goals can be viewed at http://www.vfw.org/PR/
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Past 6th District Commander Virgil Olson
Posted at 01:02 AM on Thursday, January 21, 2010 by Past Commander VFW Post 8337
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Past Sixth District Commander Virgil O. Olson has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 79.
He was born in Strum, WI to the late Victor and Olga (Moe) Olson on July 15, 1930.
Virgil was a Korean War Veteran, having served with the U.S. Marines there in 1950. His service spanned the years from 1947 to 1951.
Following his stint in the Marines, Virgil returned to his native Wisconsin and, in 1957, married Doris Dodge. They had three daughters and one son.
In civilian life, he worked as a roofer and a butcher before becoming a mechanic at Wisconsin Electric Power Company where he worked for 32 years. After he retired, he worked as a grounds keeper at the Mee-Kwon Golf course for 17 years.
Virgil was a life member of the VFW Post 7037 Waubeka Flag Day Post since August 10, 1964, the Korean War Veterans Post in West Bend, the Military Order of the Cooties, and the 40/8 American Legion Post. He served as a commander many times during his life as well as the Flag Day Chairman. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1043 in Saukville since 1954.
He was survived by his son Lee of Cedarburg, daughters Suzanne (Dean) Davis of Port Washington and Judith (Rod) Moon of Embarrass, WI, grandchildren Kevin Lemens, Ashley (Ian) Hutchins, Christopher Olson, James Bell, Sean Olson, Colin Moon, Nicholas Olson, and Alicia Moon; great grandson Wayne Hutchins. He is further survived by his brother Clark Olson of Virginia, nieces, nephews and other relative and friends.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Doris, daughter Christine, and sister Diann Owen-Thomas.
The funeral service will be held at 2PM on Saturday, January 23rd at First Immanuel Lutheran Church, W67 N622 Evergreen Blvd., Cedarburg. Rev. Jonathan van Sliedrecht will officiate. The family will receive visitors on Saturday from 11:00AM until 1:00PM at the Eernisse Funeral Home, 1600 W. Grand Ave. (Hwy 33 & LL) in Port Washington, with a military rites at 1PM before processing to church.
Private burial will be at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove on Monday.
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Lance Corporal Jacob Meinert Mourned
Posted at 02:20 PM on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Past Commander VFW Post 8337
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VFW Joins in Haiti Humanitarian Effort
Posted at 07:16 PM on Friday, January 15, 2010 by Past Commander VFW Post 8337
Kansas City, MO., Jan. 15, 2010 -The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is assisting in humanitarian efforts in Haiti by providing U.S. service members — with relatives currently located in Haiti — with the funds necessary to purchase airline tickets to the devastated island, so that they may locate, assist or make burial arrangements for relatives affected by the recent earthquake. Funds also may be used to help provide sustenance or other necessities to sustain life.The veterans' organization donation will be used to assist U.S. service members currently on active duty, in the Reserves or in National Guard units.
VFW National Commander Tommy J. Tradewell Sr., has asked VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary members to come to the aid of victims of the recent natural disaster by individually donating what they can to the VFW National Military Services program (NMS), either online [Donate now online], text [text "VFW" to 90999 - standard text messaging rates apply], or mail directly to VFW National Military Services, 406 W. 34th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.
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