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September 19, 2013Vol. 90, No. 8aire

The mission of The American Legion, Department Of Wisconsin is to provide service to veterans, their families and their communities.

Virginia Legionnaire Elected National

Commander for 2013-14

� In Memoriam �r

A U.S. Army veteran from Vir-ginia was elected National Com-mander of the nation’s largest veteran’s organization on August 29th.

Delegates to The American Legion’s 95th National Conven-tion in Houston, Texas chose Dan Dellinger of Vienna, VA, to lead the 2.4 million-member organi-zation of wartime veterans for a one-year term.

He became an Army Infantry offi cer after graduating with a de-gree in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He served at Fort Benning, GA, dur-ing the Vietnam War and entered the U.S. Army Reserve in 1972, separating from the service in 1984 at the rank of Captain.

A member of the Dyer-Gunnell Post No. 180 in Vienna since 1982, he was made a life mem-ber in 1990. He has served as post, district and department commander and chaired numer-ous committees. At the national level, he chaired the Legislative, National Security, and Econom-ics commissions as well as the Aerospace Committee. He served as chairman of the Legislative Council and Membership & Post Activities Committee. He has been a member of the Foreign Relations Council, Policy Coor-dination, Veterans Planning & Coordinating committees as well as the Legislative Council.

Dellinger is a member of the Sons of The American Legion, Past Commanders and Adjutants Club, Past Department Com-mander’s Club, ANAVICUS and the Citizens Flag Alliance. He has served as a presidential ap-pointee on the Federal Taskforce

Dale Peterson of West Salem was elected Commander of The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin at the 1996 State Convention held in La Crosse.

A 48-year member at the time of his passing, Command-er Peterson earned the right and privilege to belong to The American Legion through ser-vice in the U.S. Marine Corps. He joined the Marines in De-cember 1951 and, after basic training, was assigned to the 1st Battalion 7th Marines in Korea. He was a lifetime member of Berg-Hemker-Olson Post No. 51 in West Salem.

Commander Peterson held numerous chairs at the Post, County, District and Depart-

John “Jack” Damman was elected Commander of the state organization at its annual con-vention held in Green Bay in July, 1972.

Commander Damman earned the right and privilege to be-long to The American Legion by virtue of his service in the U.S. Army during the Korean Confl ict. He was a former resi-dent of West Allis and retired from the Wisconsin Telephone Company. Jack was a member of the Bell Telephone Post No. 427 in Milwaukee for 60 con-secutive years, having joined The American Legion in March, 1955. Active on all levels, PDC Damman was a past Post Com-

on SBA Hiring and as vice mayor of the Town of Vienna, Virginia as well as serving three terms as town councilman. He is a mem-ber of the Loyal Order of the Moose and the Loyal Order of the Kentucky Colonels.

He owned and operated a con-struction management and gen-eral contracting fi rm for twenty years specializing in commercial, institutional and industrial con-struction.

Commander Dellinger took the oath of offi ce along with fi ve oth-er national offi cers. Serving as National Vice Commanders are Douglas Wooddell of Colorado; Robert Newman of Indiana; Wil-liam Rakestraw of New Jersey; Wayne Satrom of North Dakota; and Paul Dillard of Texas.

National Historian Charemon Dunham of South Dakota; Na-tional Sergeant-at-Arms Ronald Miluszewski of Virginia; and Na-tional Chaplain Dr. Daniel Mc-Clure of Iowa, were appointed to their positions by Commander Dellinger following the close of the convention.

ment levels and was an appointee to the National Cemetery Com-mittee.

In addition to being a Legion-naire, he was a member of the General R.B. McCoy VFW Post No. 2112 in Sparta; Amundson-Christianson Detachment of the Marine Corps League; Military Order of the Purple Heart; and Voiture No. 830 of the La Crosse County 40/8.

He retired from the Trane Company in La Crosse in August of 1994, after more than 40 years of service. He held a number of positions during his tenure at Trane and was a senior manufac-turing engineer at the time of his retirement.

Commander Peterson is sur-

mander, past District Command-er and past Department Vice Commander.

Through the years Commander Damman was an active partici-pant in all Department of Wis-consin programs with emphasis on his service as a member of the Board of Trustees of Camp American Legion for eight years.

He saw active duty in Korea from January 1951 through Janu-ary 1954, and served as an In-fantryman in the 35th Regiment, 25th Division.

Commander Damman was ac-tive in church and community projects, as well as the Telephone Pioneers of America. He was preceded in death by his wife

National Commander Dan Dellinger

Dale Peterson - Department Commander 1996-1997

John Damman – Department Commander 1972-1973

MaryAnn and is survived by three children – John, Lynn and David.

vived by his wife Carol, three sons, a daughter and seven grandchildren. Carol is a mem-ber and past offi cer of Unit No. 51 of the American Legion Auxiliary.

PAGE 2 THE BADGER LEGIONNAIRE SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

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“Badger Legionnaire”& “Wisconsin”

The Badger Legionnaire & Wisconsin are the offi cial publications of the Wisconsin

American Legion Family and are published ten times annually, once every fi ve weeks,

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E-mail: info@wilegion.org

David A. Kurtz, Executive Editor

2013-2014 Communications CommitteeKendel Feilen, Chairman

Harold Rihn, Vice ChairmanDale Oatman, DEC Liaison

Butch Van Rossum, MemberBernie Olson, MemberPhil Ingwell, Member

Barb McDaniel, MemberCecil Groves, Historian

Loretta Shellman, Auxiliary LiaisonBonnie Dorniak, Auxiliary Liaison

2013-14 Department Offi cers

CommanderKen Rynes

Vice Commanders Robert Shappell

John WolfeDan Rindt

Larry Wrycza

AdjutantDavid A. Kurtz

Department ChaplainGreg Simonis

Assistant Department ChaplainLarry Olson

Sergeant-at ArmsCharles Roessler

Dave Wischer

Service Offi cerJames Fialkowski

NECmanDavid L. Gough

Alternate NECmanSteve Krueger

District Commanders 1st – Dave Brisk 2nd – Dan Seehafer 3rd – Rich Ruland 4th – Claire Goodfellow 5th – Ensley Brown 6th – Jeff Puddy 7th – John Thurk 8th – Jerry Krofta 9th – Dale Oatman 10th – Ed Cooper 11th – Frank Kostka 12th – Jim Chapin

Change of Address & Other Information:Subscribers: To report any upcoming changes of address, please ask your Post Adjutant to fi ll out a Membership Data Form and forward it to Wisconsin American Legion Headquarters. The change of address form that will be completed by the Post Adjutant should not be confused with the change of address card fi lled out at the Post Offi ce. Department fi nancial statements are available to Legionnaires in good standing upon written request through their District Commanders.

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Bonnie Dorniak, EditorJoyce E. Endres, Department President

Bonnie Dorniak, Exec. Secretary/Treasurer

To change your address: Notify Unit SecretaryUnit Secretary: Notify Department

Headquarters on a Member Data Form

The “Wisconsin” deadline for copy is 4 weeks before publication date.

DEPARTMENT COMMANDERDEPARTMENT COMMANDER

Ken RynesDepartment Commander

With every pass-ing day, we close one chapter and open a new one. For example, another success-ful baseball sea-son is behind us. My thanks to all

coaches and volunteers who make this program possible. The Depart-ment Commander’s pitch at Miller Park wasn’t pretty, but it didn’t hit the ground! Camp American Le-gion is winding down from another record season. National Conven-tion has come and gone. The Lega-cy Run once again went beyond ex-pectations in raising over $700,000 for scholarships for the children of fallen warriors since the War on Ter-rorism began September 11th, 2001.

The 2013 sea-son at Camp American Le-gion has been a time of growth and restructur-ing. Camp con-tinues to strategi-cally change and

reshape itself. We focus on creating a Camp that will meet the needs of Wisconsin veterans, service-mem-bers and their families today and in the future. Our “Help to Heal” mission is now positioned to serve all service men and women in any and all ways. Our goal, every day, is to make Camp American Legion “Relevant”!

We started the 2013 Camp sea-son with U.S. Coast Guard Morale/Team Building Week. It was a sig-nifi cant fi rst step in building a mutu-ally supportive relationship with the USCG. Service members attended with their families and positive growth ensued.

The following week was anoth-er fi rst time program; Operation Home Front – Working Together to

And the Department lost another great leader in Past Department Commander Jack Damman. Our condolences go out to his family.

As we close these chapters, I would like everyone to refl ect and learn. Planning for next year is tak-ing place right now. The one thing that I have noticed and must say; we have to always maintain focus on our mission. If we all conduct ourselves with our only focus be-ing on what is best for The Ameri-can Legion and nothing else, then many of the problems that I have been mediating will disappear. We are an organization of introverts and extroverts, both passive and aggres-sive personalities. If you fi nd that you absolutely cannot work with someone, then move on to a differ-ent program in the organization and

Eliminate Veteran Homelessness. It was such a success that we are hav-ing another one this Fall. It will be called “Operation Fall Back”. The American Legion family can feel especially good about this effort.

For the third consecutive year Camp hosted Women Veterans Week and the success continues as we fi lled the Camp with the ladies. It was an action packed week of seminars, workshops, peer support, and camaraderie,

This was followed by Wounded Warrior Week for post 9/11 veter-ans. This program made a signifi -cant jump in attendance this year. I think we have fi nally tapped into this group and many are responding. The ones that attend have proven to be our best salespeople. They spread the good news of their stay to others. As I always say, “all we have to do is get them here”. Once that happens Camp promotes itself by positively impacting and chang-ing lives.

The new Army Recruiting Battal-ion Reintegration/Retreat Program came to Camp for the fi rst time.

do great things there. Don’t stick around and embarrass yourself or The American Legion. If you fi nd that you are making decisions based upon how it will affect your next of-fi ce, then you are missing the entire purpose of what we do. I have been amazed at the statements that have come from people’s lips that have nothing to do with what is best for the organization and our programs. Why waste valuable time doing things that are not positive or pro-ductive? The past is the past. We only have the future in front of us. Let’s get going and do great things.

The district fall conferences are fast approaching. Please attend yours and consider attending those nearby to learn more about how oth-er districts conduct their business. Never stop learning. The greatest

Recruiters in Wisconsin who had served overseas in the last 18 months spent a week with us. They are top-notch combat soldiers; the best of the best. One of the soldiers who came to Camp had deployed fi ve (5) times.

The Wisconsin National Guard’s Camp Serenity – Families of the Fallen fi lled the Camp for the third year now. This is always a very spe-cial time of personal remembrance and family healing.

Blind/Vision Impaired Veterans Week grew in participation for the second year. This was followed by Veterans Recovery Week. Camp helped both of these groups heal and become strong. A VA hospital recovery program coordinator came to Camp during the week and ob-served the positive impact Camp has on these veterans. She said, “I am seeing my vets like I have never seen them before”. She left Camp with a new understanding of how Camp can help and compliment her VA program.

We also hosted Diabetes Camp with increased participation over last year. It is Camp teaching veter-

weakness that we have is the lack of communication from the top down and from the bottom up. If you do not participate, the chain is broken and the system totally fails.

There are many great incentives in place for membership and other programs. Please use every oppor-tunity to make Wisconsin the great-est Department within The Ameri-can Legion. Myself, the Depart-ment Executive Committee and the Department staff are here to serve your needs in every way possible to help you achieve the goals that you have established. Please utilize us! We are all in this together. We suc-ceed and/or fail as one.

For God and Country

Commander Ken

ans how to take control of and better manage their diabetes.

All season long we continued to serve VA hospital clinics; PTS, Long Term Care, Mental Health Intensive Care Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Community Support programs and more.

In addition to current programs, we are discussing and developing programs in resiliency & suicide prevention, reintegration, survivor outreach, military youth & kids, transition assistance, military fam-ily life and more.

Camp as a facility continues to grow and improve as well. Work-ing with Wisconsin National Guard Engineers a new boat landing was built. Future projects include con-struction of a new Chapel and water fountain. We’re also looking at larg-er scale projects that have the poten-tial to redefi ne Camp on every level.

Camp’s growth plans never end. It is continuous and we need your continued support. We are all stake-holders in Camp American Legion.

Thank you and God Bless

Kevin MosheaCamp Director

CAMP AMERICAN LEGION DIRECTORCAMP AMERICAN LEGION DIRECTOR

My name is Dallas Lo-esel. I was ap-pointed Depart-ment Member-ship Chairman by Department C o m m a n d e r Ken Rynes. I’m

a Vietnam era veteran, a Past De-partment Vice Commander and a 36 year member of Post No. 264 in Gilmanton.

I want to thank and congratulate some of the 100% posts. The fi rst 100% Post in the Department is Post No. 411 of Milwaukee. The second is Post No. 25 of Odanah in the 11th District. Other 100% posts so far include Post No. 540 of Hau-gen in the 10th District, Post No. 473 of Potosi in the 3rd District, Post No. 103 of Galesville of the 10th District.

Membership is vitally important to The American Legion. Mem-bership dues provide critical funds needed to operate Legion programs, all the way from your Post to the National level.

Let’s see how our membership goals work. In Wisconsin there are 512 posts, 70 County Councils and 12 Districts. Every Post, County and District has a number of mem-bers they need to renew or recruit to reach 100%. The Post mem-bership goal is determined by the highest number of members in the post over the last two years. The County goal is based on the total annual membership goals of all the Posts within that County, while the District goal is the total of their respective County membership goals. Each year the Department Commander negotiates with the National Commander to establish

the statewide goal.Our Department goal for 2014

is 59,500 and currently we are at 38,986 or 66% of our goal. Sounds like a lot of Legionnaires for Wis-consin? Not at all. According to es-timates there are 417,654 veterans in the state which means that ap-proximately 14.25% of them are in The American Legion. This leaves us plenty of opportunity to grow.

Remember, your American Le-gion Benefi ts more than pay your dues every year! This last summer my wife and I took a trip and in just three days received motel discounts that saved us $55.00 because of my Legion membership. Find out about more membership benefi ts at wilegion.org. You can also renew your membership on-line. See the notice in this edition of the Badger Legionnaire right next to your mail-ing address.

As a member, you can help sign up new members in The American Legion. Each of us knows veterans in their community. The only way to get those veterans to join The American Legion is to ask them. Yes! I mean you. Who has a bet-ter chance signing up someone you know, than you? Just like you, they earned the right to belong to the world’s largest Veterans Service Organization by serving during time of armed confl ict.

When you sign up a new mem-ber, you will have a chance to win $1,000.00 for each and every new member you sign up. Look for in-formation on the Membership Re-cruiting bounty in this edition of the Badger Legionnaire. Get a chance to win the $1,000.00 bounty by signing up a new member.

Feel free to contact me at loesel49@yahoo.com.

DEPARTMENT MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMANDEPARTMENT MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN

Dallas LoeselMembership Chairman

PAGE 3THE BADGER LEGIONNAIRESEPTEMBER 19, 2013

By WDVA Secretary John A. ScocosOn June 30, Governor Walker

signed the 2013–2015 biennial bud-get into law. His budget refl ects his understanding of the needs of Wis-consin’s veterans and the ever-chang-ing nature of how we as an agency provide for veterans. Below you will fi nd a summary of the Governor’s budget initiatives as they relate to vet-erans.

As the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, I am pleased at the passage and signing of the new biennial budget into law. Our department’s mission is to serve veterans and their families, providing them the very best programs, benefi ts and services possible – this budget is a tremendous aid to us in that mission.

The following is a summary of vet-erans items from the budget:

1. Veterans Trust Fund and Mort-gage Loan Repayment Fund Sol-vency – Permit the Department of Veterans Affairs to transfer any unen-cumbered program revenue balance from the appropriations associated with the operations of the veterans homes to the veterans trust fund or the mortgage loan repayment fund. In addition, transfer $5.3 million from the general fund to the veterans trust

Since Septem-ber 11, 2001, our nation has been at war. For 12 years American soldiers have had their boots on the ground in Af-ghanistan – from

the units that fi rst struck the Taliban in the fall of 2001 to the many units that came after them for combat and rebuilding missions. Wisconsin troops have answered the call and served and are among our nation’s newest veterans.

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 have certainly changed the way America thinks and acts. We are more vigi-lant and alert. We are also more aware of the sacrifi ces of our men and women in uniform. As an agen-cy, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is also more aware of the needs of our veterans and

Veterans with 5 years of resi-dency prior to the semester they want to attend a Wisconsin col-lege or technical school are now eligible. Prior to this new provi-sion a veteran had to have a home of record in Wisconsin to be eli-gible. Note; dependents of these “newly” eligible veterans are not eligible for the benefi t.

FEE REMISSION FOR VETERANS

• “Veteran” means a person who

New State Budget Contains Extensive Improvements to Veterans Benefi ts fund in fi scal year 2013-14.

2. Veterans Home at King – Pro-vide 110.6 FTE PR positions and associated expenditure authority to increase staffi ng levels at the home in order to meet the demand for care. In addition, provide $283,400 PR in fi s-cal year 2013-14 and $320,200 PR in fi scal year 2014-15 to fund the costs of replacing 100 patient lifts and to fully fund master lease payments for prior equipment purchases.

3. Veterans Home at Union Grove – Provide 40.0 FTE PR positions and associated expenditure authority to provide additional staff to operate the newly renovated Gates Hall skilled nursing facility and to add 1.0 FTE security supervisor position and two half-time security offi cers to improve after hours and weekend security.

4. Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls – Provide $1,180,000 PR in fi s-cal year 2013-14 and $1,170,000 PR in fi scal year 2014-15 to refl ect the costs of operating the home during the biennium. In addition, transfer 2.0 FTE positions from the Veterans Home at Union Grove to the Veter-ans Home at Chippewa Falls.

5. Task Force on the Future of the Veterans Homes – Create a task force chaired by the Department of Veter-

what we can do to help them.Since 2001, more than 30,000

men and women from Wisconsin stepped up to serve in Afghani-stan, Iraq, and other places in sup-port of the Global War on Terror; more than 100 hundred of these brave men and women gave the ul-timate sacrifi ce. To these men and women, and their families, we owe a debt of gratitude. Whether it is a simple thank you, a standing ova-tion, or access to benefi ts like free tuition at one of our state’s great colleges or universities, we must do all we can to support our veter-ans and military personnel.

As we remember the horror of September 11, 2001, we should re-member those who stood afterward in support of their country, whether it was at home or abroad – in uni-form or not – providing essential support to see America through a dark time.

is verifi ed by the Department of Veterans Affairs as being a resi-dent of this State for purposes of receiving benefi ts under chapter 45; as being a resident of this State at the time of his or her en-try into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces; or as being a resi-dent of this State for at least 5 consecutive years immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the person registers at an institution;

ans Affairs secretary and comprised of representatives from the Depart-ments of Health Services, Correc-tions, Military Affairs, Administra-tion and Veterans Affairs to provide recommendations to the Governor and Legislature on the future opera-tions of the state veterans homes and opportunities to improve the cost-effectiveness of operations and the coordination of interagency services.

6. Long-Term Care Bed Assess-ment – Permanently exempt the state veterans homes from the long-term care bed assessment collected by the Department of Health Services.

7. Veterans Home Collections Spe-cialist – Provide 1.0 FTE PR position and associated expenditure authority to increase collection efforts at the veterans homes and reduce bad debt.

8. Residency Requirements for Vet-erans Homes and Cemeteries – Per-mit qualifying veterans and spouses who do not meet the one-year state residency requirement to be admitted to state veterans homes, but specify that state residents have admissions priority if there is a waiting list for the home. In addition, specify that all members of the state veterans homes qualify for burial in a state veterans cemetery.

As we recognize the challenges of the present, we also need to re-member the sacrifi ces of the past and those who came before us.

60 years ago, America was fi ght-ing a different war, in Korea. As part of honoring our state’s Ko-rea veterans, on September 24 the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting a ceremony at the Milwaukee War Memorial. Veter-ans from all eras, as well as others who wish to recognize Korea vet-erans, are welcome to attend.

With over 40,000 Korean War veterans alive in Wisconsin today, we honor their service and sacri-fi ce and ensure no soldier from any war is ever forgotten or left behind. Please join us at 12 p.m. on Sep-tember 24 at the War Memorial to honor our Korean veterans.

(John A. Scocos is the Secretary of the WI Department of Veterans Affairs. He is an Iraq War veteran.)

9. Veterans Memorial Cemeteries – Provide 5.0 FTE FED positions and associated expenditure authority at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Me-morial Cemetery and provide expen-diture authority to support additional LTE staffi ng at the Northern Wiscon-sin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

10. Wisconsin G.I. Bill – Expand eligibility for tuition remission at a University of Wisconsin or Wiscon-sin Technical College program to vet-erans who have resided in Wisconsin for at least fi ve consecutive years prior to the date of application. In addition, require recipients of benefi ts under the Wisconsin G.I. Bill to maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0, beginning January 1, 2014, and delete a 10-year time limit on the eligibility of spouses of disabled or deceased veterans to claim education benefi ts under the Wisconsin G.I. Bill.

11.Tribal College Veterans Educa-tion Program – Permit qualifying vet-erans attending either the College of the Menominee Nation or Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College to receive tuition reimbursement and provide $405,000 annually from trib-al gaming revenues.

12. Veterans Service Organization Grants – Provide $238,000 SEG an-nually to increase grants to veterans services organizations that provide assistance to veterans in applying for and obtaining benefi ts and that offer transportation services to veterans, and to Camp American Legion, which provides recreation and rehabilitation services to veterans and their families. Permit, rather than require, the depart-ment to distribute the grants based on the statutory funding formulas.

13. Tribal Veterans Service Offi cer Grants – Provide $48,800 SEG annu-ally to increase the maximum amount of grants to tribal veterans service of-fi cers from $8,500 to $10,000.

14. VETransfer – Provide $500,000 SEG on a one-time basis in fi scal year 2013-14 to provide a grant to the VETransfer organization to support entrepreneurial training and start-up grants to veterans. The organization’s reporting requirement related to this grant is listed in Section IV below.

15. Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) and Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) Program – Transfer 37.0 FTE FED positions and $3,106,000 FED annu-ally to refl ect the transfer of DVOP and LVER operations from the De-partment of Workforce Development to the Department of Veterans Affairs, contingent on the approval of the U.S. Department of Labor.

16. Disabled Veteran Employment Program – Repeal the disabled vet-eran employment tax credit effective tax year 2013 and instead provide $500,000 SEG from the veterans trust fund annually to create a grant program administered by the Depart-ment of Workforce Development to provide grants to employers who hire disabled veterans.

17. Income Tax Exclusion for Armed Forces Members who Die on Active Duty – Create an individual income tax exclusion for income re-

ceived by an armed forces member who dies while on active duty while serving in a combat zone or as a result of wounds, disease or injury incurred while serving in a combat zone, effective for taxable years be-ginning January 1, 2013.

18. Veterans and Surviving Spous-es Property Tax Credit – Expand the property tax credit to include unre-married spouses of qualifying veter-ans who died as a result of a service-connected disability.

19. Returning Veteran Hunting, Fishing and State Park Access – Provide a voucher to certain quali-fi ed veterans returning from service that can be redeemed at a Depart-ment of Natural Resources offi ce for a resident small game, deer or archer hunting license, or annual fi shing license. In addition, provide a one-time exemption from the an-nual state trail pass fee for quali-fi ed resident veterans, and provide free access to state parks and trails to resident veterans and active duty service members during Veterans Day and Memorial Day weekends.

20. Military Funeral Honors – Cre-ate a sum suffi cient SEG appropria-tion in the veterans trust fund to sup-port stipend payments to veterans service organizations that provide services at the funerals of qualifi ed veterans.

21. State Veterans Museum – Pro-vide 1.0 FTE SEG position and $294,600 SEG in fi scal year 2013-14 and $331,000 SEG in fi scal year 2014-15 to increase staffi ng and support outreach and maintenance improvements at the Veterans Mu-seum.

22.Classifi ed and Unclassifi ed Po-sitions – Transfer 2.0 FTE positions representing the chief legal offi cer and public information offi cer from classifi ed to unclassifi ed service, to be consistent with other cabinet agencies, and require incumbent employees in these positions to be appointed to comparable classifi ed positions in the department. Trans-fer 2.0 FTE positions representing the commandants of the Veterans Homes at King and Union Grove from unclassifi ed to classifi ed ser-vice. Finally, delete the authority of the department to hire 1.0 FTE ad-ditional unclassifi ed division admin-istrator position since the authority has not been used.

23. Technical Statutory Changes – Make several technical changes to state statutes including deleting a reference to chronic alcoholism, drug addition, psychosis and active tuberculosis related to admission to the veterans homes; requiring approval of the Board of Veterans Affairs to modifi cations to veterans memorials with costs exceeding $25,000; and revising provisions re-lated to the Veterans Assistance Pro-gram to be compliant with federal requirements and current practices.

If you have any questions regard-ing the budget please contact the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs – Offi ce of Public Affairs at 608-261-5418.

WDVA SECRETARYWDVA SECRETARY

John A. ScocosWDVA Secretary

New State Budget Expands Eligibility for WI GI Billand as meeting any of the fol-lowing conditions:

• In determining a person’s residency at the time of entry into service under the State from which the person entered service is irrelevant (Note; the home of record is the relevant item)

• Student Veteran must main-tain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 grade point average to be eligible for the fee remission.

PAGE 4 THE BADGER LEGIONNAIRE SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The 1st District American Le-gion Riders were recently honored to present the Colors, including an Army Air Forces fl ag and a WW II Victory fl ag for several 8th Air Force veterans of World War II. These Army airmen were given the opportunity to once again fl y in the planes they served in during “The Big One”.

Taylor Forman of Belleville has been selected as the Wis-consin 2013 Samsung American Legion Scholarship National Fi-nalist by the Director of Badger Boys State. Each year, delegates that attend Badger Boys State are eligible to apply for the Samsung Scholarship if they are a direct descendant of a military war veteran. Academic success, com-munity involvement and other criteria are used in the selection process. Taylor will receive a $1,100 scholarship for his col-lege costs. As a National Finalist, he will compete against approxi-mately 97 other students for one of nine $20,000 Samsung Ameri-can Legion Scholarships. Tay-lor’s college goals are to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Biology or Pharmacology. Once he gains some fi eld experience he plans to work on obtaining a Master’s de-gree in Biology.

We wish Taylor the best in his endeavors and good luck as he competes for this prestigious National Scholarship.

Five Legionnaires from the Bronsted-Searl Post No. 93 of Tomahawk sprang into action when they learned one of their comrades was in need. Gordy Lovsletten, Ron Jensen, Bill Jelinek, Gary Randall and Gerry Johnson learned that a local veter-an had lost part of his right leg due to a fungal infection and needed a ramp in order to get in and out of his home. Led by Gordy, the team engineered and built the ramp in short order. The project started on Wednesday, August 28th, when the temperatures and humidity were running quite high. Despite the weather they charged forward because the veteran needed the

Earlier this summer the Collings Foundation’s “Wings of Freedom” tour stopped at the John H. Batten Airport in Racine, WI with aircraft including a B-17, a B-24 and a P-51 Mustang.

The planes carried a number of 8th Air Force veterans from Racine to an airfi eld outside of Chicago on this special mission.

ramp in order to return home. This project was completed on Satur-day, August 31st by 10:30AM.

These members epitomize what The American Legion is about; Veterans helping Veterans.

When Legionnaires recite the Preamble to The American Legion Constitution we say “For God and Country we associate our-selves together for the following purposes”… the tenth point is “to consecrate and sanctify our com-radeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.” These fi ve Legion-naires have honored this point of The American Legion’s Constitu-tion. They have set the standard for the rest of us to emulate.

Pictured here are 1st District Legion Riders (L-R); Jimmie “JR” Rosko, Richard “Irish” Whalen, Kim “Milkman” Dary, Don “Alamo” Stone, and Dave “Timex” Hart in front of a B-24 painted in the confi guration of the original “Witchcraft” which fl ew more missions than any other B-24 during the war.

Riders Help WWII Flyers Complete a Historic Mission

Samsung Scholarship

Winner

Tomahawk Legionnaires Get in Gear

Taylor Forman

VETERAN MORTGAGES

ATTENTION ALL PAST COMMANDERS

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The annual meeting and dinner of the Past Commanders Club will be held on Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 at the Bintzler-Waehler Lomira Post No. 347, located at 412 Pleas-ant Avenue, Lomira. The meeting will be at 3:00 pm and the dinner at 5:00 pm. Spouses and/or guests are also welcome. The meal will consist of Baked Chicken and Swiss Steak in Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Tossed Salad and 3 dressings, Pistachio Fruit Fluff Salad, dinner rolls, dessert, coffee, milk and water.

❏ I (We) will attend _________________________________

❏ Unable to attend this year___________________________

Please include your check for $20.00 per person payable to the Past Commanders Club to Ronald Kaun, Adjutant, at 7901 S. Scepter Dr., Unit #4, Franklin, WI 53132-2244.

If interested, a group of rooms has been reserved at the Country Hearth Inn, 645 East Avenue, Lomira. Deadline for room reservations is Oct.19, 2012. When making reservations mention the PAST COMMANDERS CLUB. The price per room of $79.99 plus tax includes a complimentary breakfast. Call (920) 269-7477 for reservations.

REQUEST FROM PAST COMMANDERS CLUB

The Past Commanders Club is looking for a Legion Post anywhere in the state to host our annual meeting and dinner for 2015 (or any year thereafter). The annual meet-ing and dinner are held on the fi rst Saturday in November. The meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. with the dinner at 5:00 p.m. Suggested menus are determined by the host post subject to approval by the PCC Board. If your Post is interested in submitting a bid or if you have any ques-tions, please contact

Ronald Kaun, Adjutant 7901 S. Scepter Dr.Unit #4 Franklin, WI 53132-2244

e-mail rkaun@wi.rr.com or (414) 525-1025

All must be submitted in writing no later than October 25, 2013.

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Working in conjunction with the Department of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin American Legion Foundation, Marshall Auto Body of Waukesha is gearing up to do-nate a 2004 Buick Rendezvous to an OEF/OIF veteran living in Mil-waukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Wash-ington or Waukesha County of Southeastern Wisconsin. Farmers Insurance has donated the vehicle and is seeking assistance to fi nd a worthy recipient for the Rendez-vous.

The goal is to help a veteran in our local community because re-liable transportation is important and can provide a family with a new lease on life The American Legion will qualify a deserving OEF/OIF veteran or family living in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington or Waukesha County

The Walworth County Legion is seeking military memorabilia from World War I through the cur-rent wars to display in Elkhorn. The Walworth County Histori-cal Society purchased a facility two years ago and is now making space available for a military dis-play. A new Veteran’s Room with approximately 600 square feet of space will contain items of memo-rabilia from World War I to date.

For years the Society has dis-played items dating back to the Civil War. Civil War items will continue to be featured. The Wal-worth County Council of Ameri-can Legion Posts has volunteered to assist in setting up the expanded display.

Bob Miller of Lake Geneva Post No. 24, Commander of the Wal-worth County Council, stated that over the years many veterans and their families have approached their local Legion post offering military items they wished to donate to be displayed and pre-served. Until now there has been no ideal location to do this. Af-ter much searching and with the cooperation of Walworth County Administrator David Bretl and the Walworth County Board, the Historical Society made the space available for this purpose. The Legion has embraced the project and will be actively involved.

The military items will be dis-

of Southeastern Wisconsin for this vehicle.

An application is required and must be submitted to be consid-ered to receive this vehicle. Ap-plications can be found by visiting the Department website at http://www.wilegion.org/view/docu-ment/buick_application.pdf, by contacting Department Adjutant David Kurtz at (608) 745-1090 or adjutant@wilegion.org.

Any OEF/OIF veterans and their families living in Milwau-kee, Ozaukee, Racine, Wash-ington or Waukesha County of Southeastern Wisconsin can apply beginning August 26, 2013. The application deadline is October 11, 2013. The target delivery date of the Rendezvous is scheduled for Saturday, November 9, 2013.

Marshall Auto Body is located

played in the “Webster House”, the former home of famous 1800’s Civil War era composer, Joseph Philbrick Webster. Webster was best known for the Civil War song “Lorena” and the popular hymn “The Sweet By and By.” The fa-cility is fi lled with pieces that be-longed to Webster and his family. The Music Room showcases Web-ster’s brilliant composition, as well as his beloved rosewood piano and many more priceless period instru-ments. The new Veteran’s Room features many rare items dating back to the Civil War era.

Persons with questions or items to be donated can contact Wal-worth County Commander Bob Miller at (262) 279-6429 or Le-gionnaire Bob Webster at (262) 275-6587. Items accepted will be stored pending completion of the display area. Obviously some items (such as uniforms) are so common that there is a limit as to which can be accepted for display. Pictures, letters, fi rearms, medals, fl ags, maps, captured items and citations are among the most wel-comed. Those items that can be identifi ed and tied to past or pres-ent Walworth County residents are most preferred.

Offi cial opening date for the dis-play has not been determined but the hope is to be open and avail-able for viewing by Veteran’s Day on Monday, November 11, 2013.

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1 GermantownAnthony J Pietrangelo Sr II 01/12/13 Cecil E Crice V 01/01/13 3 AntigoDaniel Kosinski II 07/25/13 4 AthensLawrence Hiebl K 04/25/13 10 WausauRichard Dudley II 08/27/13 Robert Wichman V 11/08/12 Alvin DeBauche II 08/31/13 Armand Vanderheiden II 04/15/13 20 WaterfordWalter H Gasser K 08/28/13 27 MilwaukeeRichard W Kenyon II 09/01/13 36 West BendClifford A Hale K 05/26/13 William G Oelhafen II 04/07/13 Robert M Vogt K 01/31/13 38 AppletonMary E Ohm II 08/07/13 Kenneth B Haen V 08/10/13 Marvin F Braeger II 08/13/13 Russell Beck II 09/04/13 39 MarineteRobert W Combes II 08/28/13 41 KaukaunaHarold D Glinski II 07/25/13 46 MerrillSterling O Newby II 08/09/13 47 PortageMerwyn E Jenkins V 07/13/13 Jerry F Raught II 08/21/13 48 BeloitRobert Scoviak K 08/01/13 51 West SalemDale M Peterson K 07/22/13 53 Eau ClaireFrederick R Steffen II 05/18/13 John H Smith II 08/13/13 54 Marshfi eldDouglas T O’Donnell II 07/23/13 62 ColumbusFredric W Shepard V 09/07/13 66 Athelstane-SilverclifffAdrian H Wiegers K 07/10/13 Wymar Boettcher K 08/13/13 70 OshkoshRobert E Stauffer II 08/06/13 77 Chippewa FallsFrancis Schemenauer K 08/27/13 Gerlad A Kendzior Sr K 08/27/13 79 BurlingtonTom C McDowell V 08/26/13 80 New RichmondHerbert Rebhan K 08/08/13 82 Port WashingtonPaul Galles II 08/27/13 83 SheboyganFrederick W Kuehlmann K 07/28/13 84 MonroeJack Hauser K 08/02/13 Antone Grawehr 08/10/13 88 ManitowocHarold Kamke K 06/17/13 Vernon Jorgensen II 08/08/13 91 OconomowocPhilip Braatz K 07/15/13 Frederick Wirts II 07/31/13 James Yuen K 07/11/13 93 TomahawkWillard F Hupfer II 08/11/13

94 CrandonDouglas Kincaid Sr V 08/08/13 95 DelavanWilliam R Thorne II 08/09/13 103 GalesvilleRobert C Longwell II 09/04/13 106 SeymourRobert W Wilken V 08/12/13 111 SomersetHarold A Baillargeon V 08/13/13 120 West AllisRobert W Price II 02/04/13 Robert J Williams V 07/11/13 121 River FallsRalph Ducklow 03/09/13 125 ChiltonJames Kleinhans II 08/02/13 133 Camp DouglasRobert J Whereatt II 07/21/13 138 ViroquaLeMont H Pederson II 07/23/13 Howard A Olson II 08/14/13 143 St Croix FallsGlenn Akenson II 08/01/13 146 Beaver DamHarold A Hoch II 08/04/13 Elwood J Garvin II 08/11/13 Paul A Jung V 08/11/13 148 BloomingtonOscar Wegman II 08/28/13 158 Maiden RockRobert A Linse V 08/03/13 165 Two RiversJerome G Nelson II 02/15/13 Frank Vogel K 07/26/13 Don Belz K 06/10/13 169 AmeryWalter Anderson II 07/11/13 170 Mineral PointWinford C Moseley II 08/15/13 174 HawkinsWalter Kubicz II 08/14/13 175 LoyalDonald Jakobi II 08/28/13 180 MilwaukeeRaymond J Doberstein K 08/24/13 183 Genoa CityJohn Habrel K 08/31/13 185 GrantsburgRodney Hanson K 07/23/13 188 East TroyElmer H Recknagel II 08/26/13 189 WatertownArnold C Grosenick K 08/11/13 202 ChaseburgMyland Stafslien II 08/14/13 205 JanesvilleJack Rittenhouse K 06/21/13 John J Dooley II 08/17/13 206 WonewocMary E Handy II 08/04/13 209 OrfordvilleDouglas E Ames K 06/09/13 George E Stewart II 06/24/13 210 WaupunDavid A Lyon V 08/16/13 Clayton W Solbert II 08/16/13 224 AlmaJohn F Miller K 06/28/13 Gene Becker II 08/22/13 Bergie A Ritscher II 09/03/13 225 Shell LakeHarry L Langland K 08/10/13 233 WaterlooRobert Duckert K 07/30/13 Benno Abel II 08/16/13 243 PlymouthWilliam Phelan II 08/27/13 246 GenoaGiuseppi P Fanello II 08/22/13 251 ArgyleKenneth Denure K 08/05/13 Donald Rossing K 08/20/13 258 Little ChuteRichard W Tousey K 08/26/13 262 LuxemburgJames V Tlachac K 09/06/13 263 New LondonRaymond H Hughson K 07/27/13

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