The Memorial Union building was "Erected and Dedicated to the Memory of the Men and Women of the University of Wisconsin Who Served in our Country's Wars."
Please join us in celebrating the 101st anniversary of Veterans Day.
Begun in 1919 as a means to celebrate those who died in service during World War I, Veterans Day now includes the recognition of all individuals who have served in the armed services. The Wisconsin Union is proud to honor all of the service men and women of UW-Madison.
Most of us will never experience military service. We can’t grasp the rigors and structure that service entails as it’s a life we’ll never know. That lack of shared experience can make the college experience difficult for military-connected students among their traditionally-aged student colleagues. Yet their life experience also strengthens them for the task before them – the pursuit of a career where the skills and strengths developed in the armed forces will serve as the foundation for what comes next.
Serving 700-800 individuals each year, University Veteran Services champions our military-connected students, providing vital assistance navigating and accessing their military benefits, and connection to a community that shares and understands their life experiences.
Zoë Atkins with the Army’s 1158 Transportation Company, says “their support has enabled me to always make the transition from military to school as easily as possible.”
Pictured: Zoë Atkins.
For student veteran Mark Schneider, who transitioned from Active Duty Army to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) in June, Veteran Services has helped him “feel more integrated with the Student Veteran community on campus. I feel like they know who I am. If I have a question, then I can call them and they will help me quickly find the answer.”
Zoë is right: “The student veteran and military-connected population needs to have access to experts like those in Veteran's Services, who can help them simultaneously pursue an education and a military career.” You can make that possible with a donation to the Veteran Services fund.
