Kathrine J. Kopp receives the 2016 CVSO Advocacy Award from President Bill Rosenau. Pictured left to right: Tim Murphy, Grant CVSO, Katherine J. Kopp, Bill Rosenau
CVSO Event
A Passing of the Gavel
Barron County Veteran Receives Overdue POW Medal
Rheinlander man receives Veterans Advocacy Award
LeRoy Eades of Rhinelander was presented with the Veterans dvocacy ward by the County Veterans Service Officers ssociation of Wisconsin at the group’s annual fall banquet Thursday, Oct. 8. Eades was nominated for this award by Tammy Walters, Oneida County Veterans Service Officer. Nominees for the award need not be a veteran; however, they must […]
Welcome Home
This function has been going on for 12 years. We focus on the younger Vets and getting the older Vets involved. We did a very Moving Missing Man ceremony with everyone involved by holding onto a WI. POW/MI name and saying it before the remember line in the missing man ceremony.- Price Co. Tavern League […]
Fall River veterans and volunteers are seen erecting a historic flag pole at the Fall River Cemetery on May 25th, 2015
Fall River veterans and volunteers are seen erecting a historic flag pole at the Fall River Cemetery on May 25th, 2015. The flagpole spent it’s entire official military service life as the base flag pole at Logistics Support Area [Camp] Anaconda, Iraq. Once the base was prepared to be returned to the Iraqi government in […]
To acknowledge the courage and heroism of Columbia County veterans long gone
To acknowledge the courage and heroism of Columbia County veterans long gone, a group of seven military personnel honored them on Veterans Day with a stone dedication at the Wisconsin Medal of Honor Monument at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Honored posthumously were rmy Sgt. lbert O’Connor, of Lodi, and rmy Sgt. William Sickles, […]
Barron County honored all Vietnam Veterans
Barron County honored all Vietnam Veterans that served during the Vietnam War during a ceremony on March 27, 2015. Pictured are the members of of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee. From left to right, Thomas Pichelman, Paul Kluge, Dennis Penzkover, and Douglas Wirth. The memorial has been permanently affixed inside the Barron County Government Center. […]