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Scathing words against new WDVA secretary

September 21, 2011 By

A Senate committee on Tuesday confirms Governor Scott Walker’s appointment of John Scocos to Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, despite harsh opposition from Anthony Hardie, who had worked closely with Scocos during his stint as leader of the agency before being fired in November 2009. “I believe this candidate has consistently shown poor judgment, and serious problems with credibility and the public trust.”

In his eight-page testimony delivered to panel members during the public hearing last week [Read more...]

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Appleton soldier killed in Afghanistan

September 20, 2011 By

A 25-year-old soldier from Appleton was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend. Sergeant Garrick Eppinger, Junior was a member of the Army Reserve’s 395th Ordnance Company. Eppinger was on his third tour of duty and he was serving with about 100 soldiers from the Appleton-based unit. [Read more...]

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Scocos testifies at confirmation hearing

September 15, 2011 By

John Scocos at Senate confirmation hearing. Former Senator Dave Zien looking on. (PHOTO: Jackie Johnson)

The governor’s pick for Veterans secretary says he’s looking forward to the challenge.

A Senate committee hears public testimony on whether to confirm Governor Scott Walker’s appointment of John Scocos to Secretary of Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. Panel member Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) asks whether Scocos can effectively lead the very agency he’s suing for his termination upon his return from Iraq.

Scocos says “I don’t think I’d ever go back on litigation now because I believe it’s in the rights of all veterans when they return from serving their country, [Read more...]

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Somber remembrance of 9/11 (AUDIO)

September 11, 2011 By

A moving 9/11 ceremony took place at the Capitol in Madison on Sunday. With state officials, members of the military, first responders and families of Wisconsinites who’ve lost their lives in the global war on terror all in attendance, Wisconsin paused to remember the events ten years ago. Major General Donald Dunbar, Adjutant General of the Wisconsin National Guard, was in the Pentagon in Washington when one of the hijacked airliners struck the building. “The terrorists miscalculated grossly,” said Dunbar. “They proved they could sucker punch us. But we’ve responded, and over the past ten years many evil men have been held to account.”

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Helping troops cope with war

September 10, 2011 By

The head of the Wisconsin National Guard says they have worked hard to protect the mental health of the state’s troops over the last decade, after more than 14,000 guard members from the state have been deployed overseas to fight the war on terrorism. Major General Don Dunbar, the adjutant general of the Guard, says they are constantly working to make sure the stresses of those deployments are not following soldiers home. [Read more...]

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