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Welcome to the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission is to work on behalf of Wisconsin's veterans community — veterans, their families and their survivors — in recognition of their service and sacrifice to our state and nation.

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Wisconsin: It's More You

We stand ready to welcome veterans transitioning to civilian life. Discover what makes Wisconsin the place for veterans to be. Learn More

Women Veterans

The WDVA recognizes the contributions of women veterans and provides outreach for women veterans programs and issues. Read More

Help in Your Community

Your local Tribal and County Veterans Service Officers can help determine the benefits and services for which you are eligible. Find your TVSO/CVSO

Gov. Tony Evers joined WDVA Secretary-designee Mary Kolar and others from the community for the groundbreaking of John R. Moses Hall at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King.

Hundreds of volunteers helped place wreaths at the WDVA's Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery on December 15 for the Wreaths Across America campaign.

Veterans at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove celebrate Valentines Day with their loved ones.

Secretary-designee Kolar visits with Max Bergen, a WWII veteran who spent 14 months as a POW in Austria. He currently resides at the Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls.

Sam, a companion dog, helps veterans in our Housing and Recovery program to relax. Dogs2DogTag pairs a skilled companion with veterans in need of support.

The WDVA has moved! Our new address is 2135 Rimrock Road in Madison.

WWII veteran Anna Mae Wilson Robertson gets her photo taken for I Am Not Invisible, an upcoming traveling exhibit that will tell the stories of Wisconsin’s women veterans.

WDVA Veterans Events

NOW OPEN! In My Spare Moments: The Art of Harold F. Schmitz exhibit at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
May 25, 2019 - Memorial Day Service at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery located in Spooner at 1:00 p.m.
May 26, 2019 - Memorial Day Service at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery located in Union Grove at 11:00 a.m.
May 27, 2019 - Memorial Day Service at Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery located in King at 10:30 a.m. Wreath laying lakeside at 9:30 a.m.
June 28, 2019 - Women Veterans Retreat at Trinity Equestrian Center in Eau Claire, registration COMING SOON!

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