Veteran ID Card
A Veteran ID Card (VIC) is a form of photo ID you can use to get discounts offered to Veterans at many stores, businesses, and restaurants. When you have this card, you won’t need to carry around your military discharge papers or share sensitive personal information to receive discounts. If you have a VIC, you don’t need to request another type of photo ID card to prove you’re a Veteran or to get retail or business discounts.
- Am I eligible for a Veteran ID Card?
Both of these must be true. You:
- Served on active duty, in the Reserves, or in the National Guard (including the Coast Guard), and
- Received an honorable or general discharge (under honorable conditions)
- How do I apply for a Veteran ID Card? How to apply for a Veteran ID Card A Veteran ID Card (VIC) is a form of photo ID you can use to get discounts offered to Veterans at many restaurants, hotels, stores, and other businesses. Find out if you’re eligible for a Veteran ID Card—and how to apply.
Am I eligible for a Veteran ID Card? You may be eligible if you meet both of the requirements listed below.
Both of these must be true. You: - Served on active duty, in the Reserves, or in the National Guard (including the Coast Guard), and
- Received an honorable or general discharge (under honorable conditions)
- If you received an other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable character of discharge, you’re not eligible for a Veteran ID Card. If you have an uncharacterized or unknown discharge status, we’ll have to verify your eligibility before we approve your application.
You’ll need to provide a copy of your discharge papers when you apply for a VIC to prove your character of discharge.
Please note: Retail vendors volunteer to take part in this discount program. If a business decides to provide discounts to Veterans, it doesn’t mean that we’re recommending or favoring that business.
How do I apply for a Veteran ID Card? You can apply online now.
Please sign in to apply for a Veteran ID Card try signing in with your DS Logon, My HealtheVet, or ID.me account. If you don’t have any of those accounts, you can create one now.
Sign in or create an account You’ll need this information When you apply, be sure to have these on hand: - Your Social Security number
- A digital copy of your DD214, DD256, DD257, or NGB22 that you can upload. This could be in a .pdf, .jpeg, or .png file format.
- A copy of a current and valid government-issued ID, such as a driver’s license, passport, or state-issued identification card.
- You’ll also need a digital color photo of yourself from the shoulders up. The photo should follow all these standards:
- Show a full front view of your face and neck (with no hat, head covering, or headphones covering or casting shadows on your hairline or face), and
- Be cropped from your shoulders up (much like a passport photo), and
- Show you with your eyes open and a neutral expression, and
- Be taken in clothing you’d wear for a driver’s license photo, and
- Be a square size and have a white or plain-color background (with no scenery or other people in the photo), and
- Show what you look like now (a photo taken sometime in the last 10 years), and
- Be uploaded as a .jpeg, .png, .bmp, or .tiff file
About the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs works 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. For more information, visit www.WisVets.com.
VA Expands Agent Orange Conditions
VA's list of presumptive conditions related to Agent Orange exposure has expanded to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, and hypothyroidism. Previously denied herbicide exposure claims will be reexamined. If you’re a Vietnam Veteran or an eligible survivor with health problems potentially caused by Agent Orange exposure during military service, you may be eligible for disability compensation.
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/89079/veterans-targets-pension-poaching-scams/
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/89079/veterans-targets-pension-poaching-scams/
Train for a Post-COVID Career
Did you lose your job due to COVID-19? You may be eligible for the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP). Participating Veterans can receive up to 12 months of tuition and fees and a monthly housing allowance based on Post-9/11 GI Bill rates. Learn about your eligibility and how to apply online.
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/88361/va-launches-veteran-rapid-retraining-assistance-program
Did you lose your job due to COVID-19? You may be eligible for the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP). Participating Veterans can receive up to 12 months of tuition and fees and a monthly housing allowance based on Post-9/11 GI Bill rates. Learn about your eligibility and how to apply online.
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/88361/va-launches-veteran-rapid-retraining-assistance-program
Updates for Specially Adapted Housing
VA's Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant provides seriously disabled service members and Veterans with funds they can use to make modifications and adaptations to their homes. From ramps to handrails, these improvements can help you live independently. Learn more
about recent improvements to SAH grants.
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/84813/specially-adapted-housing-changes-help-seriously-disabled-veterans
Updates for Specially Adapted Housing
VA's Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant provides seriously disabled service members and Veterans with funds they can use to make modifications and adaptations to their homes. From ramps to handrails, these improvements can help you live independently. Learn more
about recent improvements to SAH grants.
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/84813/specially-adapted-housing-changes-help-seriously-disabled-veterans
Walworth County Veteran's Service Office
Veterans Service Office Location Health and Human Service Center
1910 County Road NN
P.O. Box 1005
Elkhorn, WI 53121
Mission: The Walworth County Veterans Service Office provides expert and professional Advocacy, Assistance, and Advice to Veterans and their beneficiaries.
Advocacy: We work for you, not the Department of Veterans Affairs. Making sure veterans and beneficiaries receive all that has been earned through military service is our goal and our promise.
Assistance: Trained and accredited service specialists will help you complete all necessary forms and supporting documentation necessary for all your Federal and State benefits applications.
Advice: Whether the veteran just left the military yesterday or served 75 years ago, we will get you the information and services to best suit your life's situation.
County Veteran’s Service Office
Nathan Bond
262-741-4222 Office
Several ways they are involved with homeless vets:
,
Local and County funding for motels. Short term. 30 days.
CDI (Career Development Initiative)– Long term Federal Grant given to CVSO -The Career Development Initiative (CDI) provides targeted career preparation, job placement assistance and job retention services to veterans with a focus on post-9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. The program expands veteran employment opportunities by growing the network of employers willing to hire these men and women when they complete their tour of service; identifies veterans’ skill sets so that appropriate career matches can be made; directly connects veterans to private employers; tracks employment for 12 months following placement; and collaborates with other nonprofit providers to achieve the greatest number of veteran placements. CDI is a priority for U.S.VETS as it empowers at-risk veterans to become self-sufficient, reducing the likelihood that they will become homeless.
Veteran’s Home in Union Grove -Long term. Disability rehab, Drug alcohol rehab. Job search services.
HUD VA Voucher Program. Walworth county has 5 slots.
Gas/Grocery Voucher Program.
Drivers
Nathan Bond
262-741-4222 Office
Several ways they are involved with homeless vets:
,
Local and County funding for motels. Short term. 30 days.
CDI (Career Development Initiative)– Long term Federal Grant given to CVSO -The Career Development Initiative (CDI) provides targeted career preparation, job placement assistance and job retention services to veterans with a focus on post-9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. The program expands veteran employment opportunities by growing the network of employers willing to hire these men and women when they complete their tour of service; identifies veterans’ skill sets so that appropriate career matches can be made; directly connects veterans to private employers; tracks employment for 12 months following placement; and collaborates with other nonprofit providers to achieve the greatest number of veteran placements. CDI is a priority for U.S.VETS as it empowers at-risk veterans to become self-sufficient, reducing the likelihood that they will become homeless.
Veteran’s Home in Union Grove -Long term. Disability rehab, Drug alcohol rehab. Job search services.
HUD VA Voucher Program. Walworth county has 5 slots.
Gas/Grocery Voucher Program.
Drivers
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSUEM OPENS “SOUVENIRS OF SERVICE” EXHIBIT
Wisconsin servicemembers have been collecting souvenirs since the Civil War.
Learn the stories of the things they kept.
MADISON, October 27, 2021 — On November 5, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum will open “Souvenirs of Service: The Things They Kept,” an exhibit featuring objects that Wisconsinites collected while serving in the armed forces.
The items, collected from the Civil War era to modern-day, range from artillery shells to Zippo lighters and everything in between. Each item is presented along with its captivating backstory.
There are also one-of-a-kind items on display. For example, a WWI radio operator from Racine brought home a treasured handmade mandolin, crafted for him by a local French woman and designed with the insignia of his division, the famed 32nd “Red Arrow” Division. An Eau Claire native who served in World War II sent his wife the nylon parachute that saved his life with instructions to make it into an evening gown for herself - she did and it is stunning. A WWII fighter pilot from Janesville credits his never being shot down during his 67 combat missions to a good luck doll a woman gave him while they sheltered during an air raid on London. He kept that doll in his sock drawer until he donated it to the Museum in 2007. These are just three of many great items and stories the exhibit showcases.
“Collecting souvenirs of an event, place, person, or other reminder is an ancient human habit,” said Museum Director Chris Kolakowski. “Veterans are no different and have over the years brought home many reminders of their time in service. We look forward to sharing some of these powerful objects and their fascinating stories with everyone.”
The exhibit opens to the public at 10 a.m. on November 5 and will remain on view through 2022. Admission to the museum is free for everyone, always. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of
Veterans Affairs.
More information is available at wisvetsmuseum.com.
For additional information, contact:Wisconsin Veterans Museum (608) 267-1799veterans.museum@dva.wisconsin.govAbout the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Since its creation in 1901, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum has existed to acknowledge, commemorate, and affirm the role of Wisconsin veterans in the United States of America's military past and present. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs.