Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 4, 2009
The H-D Museum salutes Veteran's Day
The Museum's "Salute to Military" tribute starts this Saturday and runs through Veteran's Day next Wednesday. The five day celebration calls veterans and military members to come together with the community and celebrate all they have given, sacrificed, and achieved.
Tags: harley davidson museum, harley, veteran's day, st. john's academy, boy scouts, american flag, bald eagle, gun salute, military

Marketplace - Nov. 7, 2007
MyHuggy embraces and erases kids' fears
The MyHuggy teddy bear was born out of loss and offers support to kids dealing with separation.
Tags: MyHuggy, teddy bear, military, deployment, Sprout, A Floral Affair, Home Shopping Network, Thiensville, loss, NPR

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 15, 2007
Lost in translation
Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY) struck a nice rhetorical blow last week against the Defense Department's Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy -- the ban on gays in the military.
Tags: Gary Ackerman, Defense Department, military, LGBT, Don't ask don't tell

Music - July 18, 2006
Cincere sings for soldiers
Milwaukee native Cincere heads overseas for a 27-day, 15-concert tour of U.S. military bases for Armed Forces Entertainment. From mid-August through September, the R&B singer will perform for American troops in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Djibouti and Kuwait.
Tags: Cincere, military, USO

Movies & TV - Aug. 5, 2005
Movie program aims to bring smiles to soldiers
In less than a year, Bernie and Kathy Hintzke have reached more than 5,000 soldiers with their project, Operation: Take a Soldier to the Movies. A movie package is sent to each soldier in the military units in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war zones that have requested to take part in the program.
Tags: Hintzke, Take a Soldier to the Movies, military, army, Iraq, Afghanistan

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 9, 2009
Bonus Army march on Washington D C
On September 21 - 23, 2009, members of the Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees (USDR) will convene in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to decide the future of their 28 year-old organization. The USDR was founded in 1981 by six disabled military retirees from the State of New Mexico, to repeal an unjust l...
Tags: veteran, military, medical

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 31, 2009
Military Retired Pay Fairness Act
Open letter to Russ Feingold The Honorable Russ FeingoldUnited States Senate506 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-4904Re: NDAA 2010 - Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009Dear Senator Feingold:As apparently, the Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009 (S 1008) has not bee...
Tags: military, health, veteran

Politics - July 26, 2009
VA Medical Doctors Negligence Kills Marine Iraq War Veteran
July 26, 2009The Honorable Herbert H. KohlUnited States Senate330 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-4903Re: S 1347 - Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability ActDear Senator Kohl:After Marine Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez served his country with honor for nearly a decade, includin...
Tags: veteran, military, medical

Politics - July 10, 2009
Fair Pay For Duty Performed
OPEN LETTER TO RUSS FEINGOLD  The Honorable Russ FeingoldUnited States Senate506 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-4904Re: S 1008 - The Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009Dear Senator Feingold:I urge you to cosponsor S. 1008, the Military Retired Pay Fairness Ac...
Tags: military, veteran, solider

Politics - July 4, 2009
Military Toxic Exposure Prevention
The Honorable Gwen MooreHouse of Representatives1239 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515-4904Re: Support HR 2419 - Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention ActDear Representative Moore:I urge your support and co-sponsorship of HR 2419, "Military Personnel War Zon...
Tags: military, healthcare