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WAUPACA COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE

COURTHOUSE, 811 HARDING STREET WAUPACA, WI 54981

Tel 715-258-6475

Fax 715-258-6266

http:/www.co.waupaca.wi.us/departments/veterans_service_office/index.php

ANNUAL REPORT 2017

INCLUDING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017

AND FEDERAL FY 2016 (OCT 1, 2015 TO SEP 30, 2016)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

To our Stakeholders ........................................................................................................................................................ 1

Federal DVA Data .............................................................................................................................................................. 2

Veterans Emergency Relief.......................................................................................................................................... 4

Office Activity ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Office Information ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS

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2017 Annual Report - Veterans STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS

In 2017, the CVSO identified three strategic goals addressing important aspects of our veteran community.

The first aimed at becoming a member of the Wisconsin County Ambassador Program team. The second, to

study the statewide practice regarding WI §45.85. Finally, the third goal focused on a collaborative digital

mapping project with the Waupaca County GIS operator to map the location and contact information of the

Veteran Service Organizations in Waupaca County. These goals concentrated on advocacy for veterans at

the State of Wisconsin level, fiscal accountability, and sharing information about the Veteran Service

Organizations in our community.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Waupaca County Veterans Service Office operates under State of Wisconsin Statute 45, at the pleasure

of the Waupaca County Board Chairman, the Waupaca County Board of Supervisors, and the veterans of

Waupaca County. Cindy, Julie, and I are humbled and honored to provide services to our veteran

community free of charge. Our office provided $4,500 in direct emergency assistance in CY 2017, and

assisted the County Veteran population (4,491) receive over $50.5 million dollars in earned benefits (FY

2016 according to VA Expenditure).

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

This year, our office planned and executed three important events incorporating tens of agencies and

reaching hundreds of veterans. The first event, 2017 Veterans Benefit Expo, took place in March and

included representation from 27 agencies with 69 attendees. The second event, Waupaca County Fair

Veterans Program, took place in August and served more than 250 veterans and dependents. This event

included a speech by Congressman Mike Gallagher (WI 8th). The final event, 2017 Veteran Mental Health

and Suicide Prevention Training, took place in October and certified 34 community gatekeepers in the

suicide prevention method called Question Persuade Refer (QPR). Thanks to all the agencies and

individuals who assisted our office and our county veterans this year.

LOOKING AHEAD

The work of the Waupaca County Veterans Service Office is more important than ever. Since 1934, the

concept of our office has been to provide a local veteran advocate who links local veterans with benefits

and services. That mission remains as relevant today as it was in 1934. The state of Wisconsin and

Waupaca County, in particular, should be proud of the CVSO model. We look forward to continued

engagement with the veteran community as our moral obligation and honored duty.

Jesse P. Cuff

Waupaca County Veterans Service Office

December 31, 2017

FEDERAL DVA DATA – FY 2012 TO FY 2016

Page 2

Financial Summary

Chart 1

Chart 2

These charts compare Federal Fiscal year data for the State of Wisconsin and Waupaca County respectively.

The purpose of these charts is to produce a graphical trend analysis over a five year period. Charts 1 and 2

indicate a general upward trend.

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WI - FED FY SELECTED EXPENTIDURE TREND

Total Expenditure Compensation & Pension Medical Care

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FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

WAUPACA CO - FED FY SELECTED EXPENDITURE TREND

Total Expenditure Compensation & Pension Medical Care

FEDERAL DVA DATA – FY 2012 TO FY 2016

Page 3

Chart 3

Chart 4

These charts compare Federal Fiscal year data for the State of Wisconsin and Waupaca County respectively.

The purpose of these charts is to produce a graphical trend analysis over a five year period. Charts 3 and 4

show slight downward trend in overall veteran population with slight upward trend in unique patients.

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WI - FED FY VET POP / VA PATIENT TREND

Veteran Population Unique Patients

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WAUPACA CO - FED FY VET POP / VA PATIENT TREND

Veteran Population Unique Patients

VETERANS EMERGENCY RELIEF

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$0.00

$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$6,000.00

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

$12,000.00

Utility Housing Food Transport Other Finance Ed

5 Year Total Expenditure

Waupaca County Veterans Service Commission §45.81

COMMISSION MEMBERS

• Mrs. Brandy Surprise (Chair)

• Mrs. Judy Deschler

• Mr. Jim Goeser

• Mr. Jesse Cuff (CVSO – Executive Secretary)

CALENDAR YEAR 2017 – EMERGENCY GRANTS

TYPE OF ASSISTANCE APPROVED DENIED EXPENDITURE

Utility 5 1 $2,414.46

Housing 4 5 $1,132.68

Food 1 0 $55.72

Transportation 2 1 $897.14

Other 0 1 $0.00

Financial Education 0 0 $0.00

TOTALS 12 8 $4,500.00

FIVE YEAR TREND GRAPHIC

Chart 5

This chart shows expenditures by category over a five year period (CY 2013-2017).

OFFICE ACTIVITY

Page 5

Contact by Type for Calendar Year 2017 (250 working days)

OUTREACH CONTACTS

TOTAL - 118

OFFICE VISIT CONTACTS

TOTAL - 780

OFFICE TELEPHONE CONTACTS

TOTAL - 1,905

COMPLETED FORMS

TOTAL - 2,351

E-MAIL CONTACTS

TOTAL - 557

TOTAL OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TOTAL – 3,825

TAKEAWAYS

The Waupaca County Veterans Service Office is composed of three full-time staff members committed to

serving our county’s veteran and eligible dependent community. Our veteran population is approximately

4,491, not taking into account the total number of eligible dependents. If we assume one eligible

dependent for every veteran, the potential population we serve is nearly 10,000. Divided evenly, our

individual case load would be approximately 3,333.

CY 2017 Waupaca County Population – 52,100 (www.doa.wi.gov)

FY 2016 Waupaca Veteran Population – 4,491* (www.va.gov/vetdata/veteran_population.asp)

*Population does not include dependents eligible for benefits

EVENTS / HIGHLIGHTS

Ongoing - Provide outreach to Clintonville / New London off-site office 1st Wednesdays of the month.

Additionally, outreach to WVH@King Thursdays from 9a-12p.

December Attended the WVH@King Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance

November Spoke to Waupaca Middle School students for veterans in the classroom for

Veterans Day and spoke to the Waupaca Genealogical Society on Veterans Day

October Held Veteran Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention Training

September Spoke at the Bethany Home Medicare Bootcamp Event

August Veterans Program at the Waupaca County Fair

July Collaborated to place a flag disposal box in the Waupaca Sheriff ’s Office Lobby

June Waupaca County Veteran Coalition celebrates one year in operation

May Spoke at the Clintonville Post 63 Memorial Day Remembrance in Clintonville and

Embarrass

April CAP Team Meeting at the Capitol

March Held the 2017 Waupaca County Veterans Benefit Fair

February Spoke at the Manawa Snodeo Veterans Program

January Participated, as 1 of 3 judges, during the Am. Leg. Oratorical Competition

http://www.doa.wi.gov/

http://www.va.gov/vetdata/veteran_population.asp

OFFICE INFORMATION

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Contact Information

JESSE P. CUFF VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER

CINDY ROLOFF SENIOR BENEFITS SPECIALIST

JULIE MOTIFF BENEFITS SPECIALIST

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Department Information


COURTHOUSE, 811 HARDING STREET WAUPACA, WI 54981

Tel 715-258-6475

Fax 715-258-6266

http:/www.co.waupaca.wi.us/departments/veterans_service_office/index.php

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January 1, 2017 December 31, 2017

NAME CITY DATE OF DEATH SERVICE PERIOD SERVICE BRANCH PLACE OF BURIAL

ANDERSON, Eugene E. Fremont 03/22/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

ANDERSON, George A. Waupaca 04/01/17 Korea U.S. ArmyLakeside Memorial Park,

Waupaca

ANDREWS, John D. Waupaca 08/02/17 Peacetime Army National GuardPark Cemetery, Town of St.

Lawrence

BALSEWICZ, Donald J. Fremont 03/06/17 Korea U.S. Army Lakeside Cemetery, Fremont

BARBER, Arthur W. Iola 02/20/17 World War II U.S. NavyScandinavia Lutheran Cemetery,

Scandinavia

BARRY, Michael R. Weyauwega 11/06/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

BARTELT, Gene D. Manawa 04/09/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmySymco-Union Cemetery, Town of

Union

BAUER, Michael J.Fox Crossings (formerly

Fremont)12/23/17 Vietnam Era Army National Guard Cremated

BEHM, Leslie A.Appleton (formerly

Waupaca)09/02/17 World War II U.S. Army Hatton Cemetery, Town of Lind

BEHNKE, Roy A. Clintonville 05/09/17 World War II U.S. ArmySt. Martin Lutheran Cemetery,

Town of Larrabee

BERNHARDT, Arden E. Clintonville 10/04/17 Korea U.S. Marine Corps Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

BOHLMANN, Glen F. New London 11/30/17 World War II U.S. NavyValhalla Memorial Park,

Milwaukee

TAPS

1 SERVING THOSE WHO SERVED SINCE 1934 15




TAPS

BOLEN, Reuben J. Ogdensburg 08/16/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyPark Cemetery, Town of St.

Lawrence

BONNELL, John D. Waupaca 03/21/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyPark Cemetery, Town of St.

Lawrence

BOWDEN, Douglas J. Fremont 06/26/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

BRANDT, Richard C. Waupaca 05/16/17 Korea U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

BRAZIL, Robert K. Fremont 08/30/17 Korea U.S. Army St. Paul's Cemetery, Fremont

BREITENFELDT, Carmen C.Neenah (formerly New

London)08/05/17 Korea U.S. Marine Corps

St. John's Lutheran Cemetery,

Town of Caledonia

BRIGHAM, Harold G. New London 01/16/17 Korea U.S. NavyTurney Hill Cemetery, Town of

Liberty (Outagamie Co.)

BROCKWAY, Carl B. Iola 12/09/17 World War II U.S. Navy Cremated

BRUCE, Colin R. II Scandinavia 09/03/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

BUCHHOLZ, David A.Kuna, ID (formerly

Clintonville)08/12/17 GWOT U.S. Air Force Cremated

BUTZIN, Larry W. Waupaca 02/18/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyPleasant Valley Cemetery, Town

of Dayton

BYFORD, William F. Waupaca 09/02/17 Korea U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King





TAPS

CASKEY, Harry S. Clintonville 01/12/17 World War II/Korea U.S. Navy Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

CHADY, William P. Manawa 08/03/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

CLARK, Allen E. Iola 09/08/17 Korea U.S. NavyLakeside Memorial Park,

Waupaca

COLDEN, Kevin L. Sr. Clintonville 03/23/17 Vietnam U.S. Navy Cremated

CRAMER, Bryce A. Waupaca 09/09/17 GWOT Army National GuardLakeside Memorial Park,

Waupaca

CUMMINGS, Glenn C. Clintonville 04/05/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyShiocton Bovina Cemetery,

Shiocton (Outagamie Co.)

CURTISS, Donald E. Shiocton 11/13/17 Korea U.S. Army Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

DANKE, Alan A. Waupaca 01/27/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyLind Center Cemetery, Town of

Lind

DAVIDSON, Kenneth L.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Weyauwega)

05/29/17 Korea U.S. ArmyLind Center Cemetery, Town of

Lind

DAWSON, Charles C. Bear Creek 02/25/17 World War II U.S. ArmySymco-Union Cemetery, Town of

Union

DE METS, Dennis D. Black Creek 08/21/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyMost Precious Blood Cemetery,

New London

DISHNO, Wayland E. Waupaca 06/22/17 World War II/Korea U.S. Air ForceLittle Wolf Cemetery, Town of

Little Wolf





TAPS

DOHR, Dylan T. Clintonville 04/28/17 GWOT U.S. Marine Corps Cremated

DONA, Thomas Appleton 09/16/17 Vietnam U.S. Air ForceSpencer Lake Cemetery, Town of

Lind

DRAKE, Daniel L. Waupaca 04/04/17 Vietnam U.S. Air Force Cremated

DREXLER, Michael Waupaca 04/05/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

DRIVAS, George Peter Waupaca 11/23/17 World War II U.S. NavyLakeside Memorial Park,

Waupaca

ELLIS, Jerome J. Ogdensburg 03/24/17 Korea U.S. Air Force Cremated

FEHRMAN, Lyle C.

Shawano - formerly

Clintonville and

Embarrass

01/22/17 Korea U.S. Air ForceZion Lutheran Cemetery, Town of

Matteson

FREIBOTH, Kenneth C. Clintonville 12/14/17 Vietnam U.S. Air Force Cremated

FUHRMANN, Gene E. Clintonville 10/24/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

GEE, Douglas J. Clintonville 05/11/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

GERHARD, Russell D.Appleton - formerly New

London02/08/17 Korea U.S. Navy Cremated

GIERSBACH, Glenn A. Clintonville 05/28/17 Korea U.S. Army Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville





TAPS

GLODOWSKI, Norbert J.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Waupaca)

12/05/17 Korea U.S. ArmySt. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic

Cemetery, Amherst (Portage Co.)

HALEY, Patrick J. Waupaca 11/07/17 Peacetime U.S. Marine CorpsWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

HALVERSON, David W.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Weyauwega)

04/10/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

HAMMERBERG, Robert New London 04/08/17 Korea U.S. Army Cremated

HANKE, Lavern L.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Waupaca)

12/09/17 Korea U.S. Air ForceWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

HANSEN, Lewis C. Waupaca 03/19/17 World War II U.S. Army Rural Cemetery, Town of Dayton

HANSON, Daniel M. Fremont 10/03/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyPoy Sippi Cemetery, Poy Sippi

(Waushara Co)

HARVEY, Gordon A. Iola 06/22/17 VietnamU.S. Navy/U.S. Marine

Corps

Wisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

HENSCHEL, Roger E. Clintonville 11/20/17 Peacetime Army National Guard Marble Cemetery, Town of Union

HINTZKE, Francis P. New London 07/20/17 World War II/Korea U.S. ArmyMost Precious Blood Cemetery,

New London

HOFFMANN, Thomas J. Manawa 10/10/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmySacred Heart Cemetery, Town of

Little Wolf

HOKENS, Edward C. Waupaca 08/16/17 Vietnam U.S. Marine CorpsWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King





TAPS

HOKS, William D. Iola 06/03/17 Korea U.S. ArmyGrace Lutheran Cemetery,

Winchester (Winnebago Co)

HOLTZ, William E. New London 04/18/17 Korea U.S. NavyMost Precious Blood Cemetery,

New London

INDERDAHL, Howard K. Scandinavia 09/12/17 World War II/Korea U.S. ArmyScandinavia Lutheran Cemetery,

Scandinavia

JANIS, Donna M.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly New

London)

09/18/17 Korea U.S. ArmySt. Patrick's Cemetery, Town of

Lebanon

JOHNSON, Hugo L. Fremont 02/03/17 Korea U.S. NavySt. Paul Lutheran Cemetery,

Fremont

JUERGENS, LeRoy W. Manawa 03/09/17 Korea U.S. ArmyLittle Wolf Cemetery, Town of

Little Wolf

KAMPS, Raymond G. New London 10/28/17 World War II U.S. ArmyRiverside Cemetery, Menominee,

MI

KARSTEDT, Frederick L. Clintonville 08/31/17 Peacetime U.S. Army Woodlawn Cemetery, Shawano

KASSON, Jack D. Clintonville 07/29/17 Peacetime U.S. Marine Corps Cremated

KAUTZ, Ronald R. Clintonville 06/23/17 Vietnam EraWis Army National

GuardCremated

KEALIHER, Stanley R. Waupaca 01/07/17 Korea U.S.. ArmyWisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

KERNEN, Raymond H. Appleton 11/09/17 Peacetime U.S. Air ForceFloral Hill Cemetery, New

London





TAPS

KESSLER, Robert J. Waupaca 03/17/17 PeacetimeNational Guard & Army

ReserveRural Cemetery, Town of Dayton

KLEIN, Wayne C. II Waupaca 03/07/17 World War II U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

KLOEHN, Bruce L.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly New

London)

04/01/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

KLOTZBUECHER, Kenneth H. Manawa 12/28/17 Vietnam U.S. Navy Cremated

KOEPKE, Bruce N. Clintonville 03/02/17 Vietnam U.S. Navy Cremated

KOROTKA, Michael S.Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly Manawa)03/31/17 Vietnam U.S. Marine Corps

Wisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

KOROTKA, Robert D. Manawa 07/31/17 Peacetime U.S. Marine CorpsWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

KRAMER, Robert A. Fremont 05/18/17 World War II U.S. ArmySt. Paul Lutheran Cemetery,

Fremont

KRAUSE, Gary R. Big Falls 02/04/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

KRUEGER, Kenneth R. Clintonville 10/23/17 Korea U.S. ArmyOakhill Cemetery, Town of Main

(Outagamie Co.)

KURTH, Charles E. Weyauwega 09/05/17 Korea U.S. Army Oakwood Cemetery, Weyauwega

LABISCH, Gerald E. Iola 09/19/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmySt. Mary Magdalene Catholic

Cemetery, Waupaca





TAPS

LEE, Marshall E.Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly Iola)05/31/17 World War II U.S. Navy

Northland Lutheran Cemetery,

Town of Harrison

LICHTENBERG, Donald H. Clintonville 02/28/17 World War II U.S. Navy Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

LUDVIGSEN, Jody R. Clintonville 09/17/17 Vietnam Era U.S. Navy Cremated

LUSIAK, John W. Sr.Elkhorn (formerly

Clintonville)05/27/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

MANNY, William J. Waupaca 11/16/17 Vietnam U.S. Air ForceLind Center Cemetery, Town of

Lind

MARCKS, Gerald G. New London 12/28/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

MARTIN, Carl A. Iola 09/20/17 World War II U.S. Marine Corps Cremated

MARTIN, Eugene R.Crivitz (formerly

Clintonville)08/25/17 Peacetime U.S. Army Cremated

MASSEY, Ronald G. New London 01/17/17 Korea U.S. Marine CorpsNorthport-Ostrander Cemetery,

Town of Mukwa

MATTSON, Allen L. Clintonville 07/13/17 Korea U.S. ArmyGreenwood Cemetery, Town of

Matteson

MCINTOSH, Sidney C. Waupaca 07/18/17 Peacetime U.S. NavyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

MEHLBERG, James C.Waupaca (formerly

Manawa)01/02/17 Korea U.S. Army Big Falls Cemetery, Big Falls





TAPS

MESHKE, Douglas L. New London 08/21/17 Korea U.S. ArmyNorthport-Ostrander Cemetery,

Town of Mukwa

MEYER, Russell H. Sr. Saxeville 11/07/17 World War II U.S. ArmySt. Mary Magdalene Catholic

Cemetery, Waupaca

MILLARD, William J. New London 07/27/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyFloral Hill Cemetery, New

London

MILLER, Dennis Edward Manawa 02/18/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyPark Cemetery, Town of St.

Lawrence

MITTELSTAEDT, Erwin H. Manawa 10/17/17 World War II U.S. ArmyLittle Wolf Cemetery, Town of

Little Wolf

MOERICKE, Roy A. Marion 03/01/17 Korea U.S. Army Big Falls Cemetery, Big Falls

MOORE, Blake A. Neenah 07/13/17 Afghanistan U.S. ArmySacred Heart Cemetery, Town of

Little Wolf

MORK, Clarence A. Waupaca 01/24/17 World War II U.S. ArmyOur Savior Lutheran Cemetery,

Iola

NEUMANN, Kenneth A. Waupaca 03/08/17 Korea U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

NOHR, Raymond E. Manawa 01/05/17 Korea U.S. NavyLittle Wolf Cemetery, Town of

Little Wolf

NORDWIG, David A. Clintonville 02/11/17 Peacetime U.S. Army

St. Paul's Lutheran

Cemetery/Stony Hill, Town of

Richmond (Shawano Co.)

OEHLKE, Vernon N.Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly Fremont)04/06/17 Korea U.S. Army Lakeside Cemetery, Fremont





TAPS

OLSEN, Leonard Jr. Manawa 07/24/17 World War II/Korea U.S. Navy/U.S. ArmySymco-Union Cemetery, Town of

Union

OPPOR, Scott L. Clintonville 03/25/17 Peacetime U.S. Army Cremated

OSBY, Richard Wisconsin Veteran Home

(formely Waupaca)11/01/17 Vietnam U.S. Army

Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta,

GA

PALMER, Howard N. Waupaca 06/15/17 Korea U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

PAMPERIN, Raymond F.Oshkosh (formerly

Manawa)01/02/17 Korea U.S. Army Cremated

PAULBICKI, Richard R.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Waupaca)

05/26/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Oakwood Cemetery, Weyauwega

PEDERSON, Donald R.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly New

London)

04/17/17 Korea U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veteran Memorial

Cemetery, King

PEETERS, Donald G.Seymour (formerly

Clintonville)11/23/17 Peacetime U.S. Army

St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery,

Bear Creek (Outagamie Co.)

PETERSON, Dennis C. Weyauwega 02/15/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Oakwood Cemetery, Weyauwega

PETERSON, Earl W. Clintonville 12/25/17 Korea/Vietnam U.S. Air Force Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

PEURA, John E. Fremont 02/23/17 Vietnam U.S. Navy Deerton Cemetery, Deerton MI

PHELPS, Lavern H.Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly Manawa)06/13/17 Vietnam U.S. Army

Wisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King





TAPS

PIELA, Elmer J.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Waupaca)

10/02/17 Korea U.S. Army Cremated

PINKOWSKI, Thomas J. Waupaca 09/16/17 Korea U.S. NavyWisconsin Memorial Park,

Brookfield (Waukesha Co)

PITT, Vernon O. Clintonville 06/13/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyZion United Methodist Cemetery,

Town of Hartland (Shawano Co)

PLESHEK, Gary J. Weyauwega 08/25/17 Vietnam U.S. Marine Corps Cremated

PREUSS, Gerald K. Iola 10/12/17 Berlin Crisis U.S. Army Cremated

QUAINTANCE, Donald J. New London 08/25/17 World War II U.S. ArmyMost Precious Blood Cemetery,

New London

RADES, Gary L.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Waupaca)

10/03/17 Peacetime U.S. Air Force Cremated

REDMANN, Duwayne K.Appleton (formerly

Weyauwega)03/29/17 World War II / Korea U.S. Marine Corps Oakwood Cemetery, Weyauwega

ROBERTS, David O.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly New

London)

11/17/17 World War II U.S. ArmyFloral Hill Cemetery, New

London

ROE, Richard R.Appleton (formerly New

London)12/21/17 Gulf War Army National Guard

Most Precious Blood Cemetery,

New London

ROGERS, John J.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly New

London)

12/06/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

ROHLF, Richard W.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Clintonville)

05/12/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King





TAPS

ROLAND, Robert M. New London 08/30/17 Korea U.S. ArmyFloral Hill Cemetery, New

London

RYAN, Thomas A. Appleton 10/10/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyBarton Cemetery, Town of

Farmington

SALTER, Glenn W. Waupaca 11/01/17 Korea U.S. ArmyFarmington Lutheran Cemetery,

Town of Farmington

SCHERTZ, James L. Bear Creek 10/30/17 Korea U.S. ArmySt. Mary's Catholic Cemetery,

Bear Creek (Outagamie Co.)

SCHMIDT, Clement M. Iola 09/30/17 World War II U.S. Army Air ForceWolf River Cemetery, Fremont

(Winnebago Co)

SCHULDT, Robert A. New London 07/10/17 Vietnam U.S. Air ForceFloral Hill Cemetery, New

London

SCHWAMB, Franklin H. Waupaca 01/07/17 World War II U.S. ArmyWashington County Memorial

Park, West Bend (Washington Co)

SEEFELD, Rodney H. New London 09/04/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyFloral Hill Cemetery, New

London

SERAFINI, Vincent J. Waupaca 09/28/17 World War II U.S. NavySt. Mary Magdalene Catholic

Cemetery, Waupaca

SHAFFAR, Raymond J. III Weyauwega 09/01/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyNorthshore Garden of Memories

Cemetery, North Chicago, IL

SMITH, Joseph D.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly New

London)

04/23/17 World War II U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

SMITH, Russell J. New London 04/09/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyHighland Memorial Park,

Appleton (Outagamie Co.)





TAPS

STABE, Maurice E. Waupaca 08/31/17 Korea U.S. ArmyNicolet Memorial Park, Green Bay

(Brown Co.)

STRASSBURG, Carl A. Waupaca 12/23/17 World War II/Korea U.S. Navy Cremated

STREICHER, Bernard R. Jr. Clintonville 12/07/17 Korea U.S. NavySt. Martin's Lutheran Cemetery,

Clintonville

STROIK, Thomas F. Waupaca 07/11/17 Peacetime U.S. ArmyGreenwood Cemetery, Amherst

(Portage Co)

SZYMBORSKI, Alexander J.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Readfield)

04/24/17 World War II U.S. NavyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

THOE, Edmund A. Iola 03/22/17 Korea U.S. Army Hitterdahl Cemetery, Iola

THOMPSON, Earl K. St. Francis, MN 05/04/17 Korea U.S. ArmySt. Patrick's Cemetery, Town of

Lebanon

THURK, Richard W. New London 02/07/17 World War II U.S. ArmyNew Maple Creek Cemetery, New

London (Outagamie Co.)

TORGERSON, Forrest E. Iola 02/17/17 World War II U.S. NavyOur Savior Lutheran Cemetery,

Iola

TRAUGER, Jeane N. New London 05/08/17 World War II U.S. ArmyUnion Cemetery, Hortonville

(Outagamie Co)

TRIEGLAFF, Clarence C.Appleton (formerly

Clintonville)10/26/17 World War II U.S. Army Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

TSCHECH, David L. Clintonville 03/29/17 Berlin Crisis U.S. ArmyLake View Memorial Park,

Oshkosh (Winnebago Co.)





TAPS

TURRUBIATES, Ty J. Waupaca 03/29/17 Iraq U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

VAN ORNUM, Gerald F.Jackson (formerly

Royalton)08/09/17 Vietnam U.S. Air Force

Northport-Ostrander Cemetery,

Town of Mukwa

VANCE, Paul Hortonville 05/20/17 World War II/Korea U.S. Marine CorpsFloral Hill Cemetery, New

London

VAUX, James P. Jr.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Waupaca)

06/12/17 Korea U.S. Marine CorpsWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

VINCENT, Thomas W.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Clintonville)

12/28/17 Vietnam U.S. ArmyWisconsin Veterans Memorial

Cemetery, King

VOIE, Roger T.Stevens Point (formerly

Iola)02/17/17 Korea U.S. Navy Riverside Cemetery, Iola

VOSS, Evan E. New London 09/21/17 World War II/Korea U.S. ArmyArlington National Cemetery,

Arlington VA

WARTNER, Luvern W. Fond du Lac 05/16/17 World War II U.S. ArmySymco-Union Cemetery, Town of

Union

WEBB, Lawrence C. Scandinavia 08/01/17 Korea/Vietnam U.S. ArmyScandinavia Lutheran Cemetery,

Scandinavia

WENZEL, Wilbur W. Clintonville 08/07/17 Peacetime Army National Guard Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

WIED, John (Jack) W. Amherst 03/07/17 World War II U.S. ArmyLind Center Cemetery, Town of

Lind

WILKENING, Wallace A.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Waupaca)

04/22/17 World War II U.S. NavyPine Grove Cemetery, Wautoma

(Waushara Co)





TAPS

WILSON, Gary H.

Wisconsin Veterans

Home (formerly

Waupaca)

10/28/17 Vietnam U.S. Army Cremated

WIRSBINSKI, Buddy R. Fremont 03/23/17 Peacetime U.S. Marine CorpsHighland Memorial Park,

Appleton (Outagamie Co.)

WOLDING, Duane E. Scandinavia 03/26/17 Peacetime U.S. Marine CorpsNelsonville Lutheran Cemetery,

Town of New Hope (Portage Co)

ZAWACKI, Henry F. Waupaca 10/14/17 Korea U.S. ArmySt. Mary Magdalene Catholic

Cemetery, Waupaca

ZEUSKE, Donald Ray Clintonville 08/19/17 Korea U.S. Army Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville

ZUBE, Calvin J.Madison (formerly

Waupaca)09/12/17 Iraq U.S. Marine Corps Cremated


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Brought to you by: The Waupaca County Veterans Service Office

Courthouse, 811 Harding Street Waupaca, WI 54981

(F) 715-258-6475 / (F) 715-258-6266 facebook.com/WaupacaVeteransOffice

University of Wisconsin – Madison/Extension Office of Steven Deller

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics 515 Taylor Hall – 247 Lorch St.

Madison, WI 53706 (608) 263-6251

(fax) (608) 262-4376 [email protected]

November 22, 2017 To: Jessica Beckendorf From: Steven Deller

Re: VA Expenditure Impacts on Waupaca County 2016

As you requested, below are the updated economic impacts of the VA related expenditures in Waupaca County. The economic metrics (e.g., jobs, labor income, etc.) and nature of the multipliers (direct, indirect, induced and total) are the same as the analysis of previous years. If you need any clarification on interpretation please feel free to drop me a note.

Waupaca VA 2016 Impacts

Impact Type EmploymentLabor Income

($000)Total Income

($000)Industry Sales

($000)Direct Effect 155 $ 14,085.8 $ 13,957.5 $ 21,317.5 Indirect Effect 19 $ 541.5 $ 1,029.9 $ 2,126.8 Induced Effect 196 $ 6,096.5 $ 11,869.2 $ 22,193.0 Total Effect 370 $ 20,723.8 $ 26,856.6 $ 45,637.3

Agriculture 2 $ 61.9 $ 78.6 $ 172.8 Mining 0 $ 0.0 $ 0.1 $ 0.1 Construction 2 $ 89.9 $ 116.0 $ 310.7 Manufacturing 4 $ 159.9 $ 225.9 $ 1,023.8 Trans, Utilities, Communication 6 $ 307.7 $ 715.2 $ 1,816.0 Trade (retail & wholesale) 49 $ 1,342.4 $ 2,130.1 $ 3,607.2 Service 302 $ 18,235.2 $ 22,821.6 $ 37,196.2 Government 6 $ 526.9 $ 769.2 $ 1,510.5

State & Local Govt Rev ($000)Income Taxes $ 449.7 Sales Taxes $ 654.3 Property Taxes $ 1,163.8 Other $ 263.0 Total S&L Govt Rev 2,530.7$

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University of Wisconsin – Madison/Extension Office of Steven Deller

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics 515 Taylor Hall – 247 Lorch St.

Madison, WI 53706 (608) 263-6251

(fax) (608) 262-4376 [email protected]

July 19, 2017

To: Joe Aulik Cc: Catherine Neiswnder From: Steven Deller

Re: VA Expenditure Impacts on Wisconsin 2016

As you requested, here is the analysis of the economic impacts of VA expenditures in Wisconsin. The methodology, analysis and interpretation of the results are identical to the analysis for Winnebago County. The only difference is that the state analysis is reported in millions of dollars ($MM) whereas the county analysis is in thousands of dollars ($000). Otherwise everything is identical.

Wisconsin VA 2016 Impacts

Impact Type EmploymentLabor

Income ($MM)

Total Income ($MM)

Industry Sales ($MM)

Direct Effect 9,681 $ 1,103.4 $ 1,004.9 $ 1,429.5 Indirect Effect 2,563 $ 119.3 $ 209.1 $ 352.9 Induced Effect 19,135 $ 804.9 $ 1,389.8 $ 2,425.6 Total Effect 31,380 $ 2,027.6 $ 2,603.9 $ 4,207.9

Agriculture 125 $ 4.1 $ 8.1 $ 14.6 Mining 5 $ 0.3 $ 3.3 $ 4.0 Construction 220 $ 14.8 $ 15.0 $ 41.2 Manufacturing 330 $ 21.7 $ 35.9 $ 126.2 Trans, Utilities, 965 $ 61.9 $ 118.6 $ 267.6 Trade (retail & wholesale) 3,738 $ 135.6 $ 205.3 $ 335.8 Service 25,752 $ 1,772.4 $ 2,199.6 $ 3,366.0 Government 246 $ 16.8 $ 17.9 $ 52.5

State & Local Govt Rev ($MM)Income Taxes $ 47.6 Sales Taxes $ 61.9 Property Taxes $ 81.0 Other $ 27.5 Total S&L Govt Rev 218.0$

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The Waupaca County Veteran Coalition

Jesse P. Cuff


Courthouse, 811 Harding Street

Waupaca, WI 54981

20 March 2017


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Waupaca County is home to approximately 5,033 veterans and in the fiscal year 2014, the

US Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) delivered them a total benefit package of $47.2

million (Population, 2014; Expenditures, 2014). Many veterans maintain membership in

veteran-centric organizations. Approximately 36 of these veteran-centric organizations operate

within Waupaca County. Valuable and successful, the Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs)

offer specialization and have unique interests in assisting veterans. Each organization has

differences in membership eligibility and method of community involvement; because each

serves the common goal of promoting the good and welfare of all eras of veterans in addition to

dependents, widows, and orphans, they are interconnected. The Waupaca County Veteran

Coalition (WCVC) is a project aimed at building an organized venue for cross collaboration

among a variety of veteran-centric stakeholders, and an integrated veteran-centric network built

from existing community resources.

Building a collaborative network of veteran-centric stakeholders involves dynamic

organizational complexity. Complexity in organizations emerges when multiple interconnected

groups whose “degree and nature of relationships [are] imperfectly known,” and the system of

organizations begins to display dynamic complexity when “cause and effect [of interactions] are

subtle and obvious interventions produce non-obvious consequences” (Ferreira, 2001). In short,

“Small changes in inputs or parameters may produce large changes in behavior” (Ferreira, 2001).

The WCVC is a group of groups designed to leverage the idea that by supporting change and

providing a venue where stakeholders are encouraged to adapt and create open connections

between groups, large changes in behavior can be achieved (Coalition, 2017; Foster, 2012). The

WCVC was formed in June of 2016 to create a venue where Waupaca County’s veteran-centric

organizations share information, problem solve, and collaborate.


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Purpose

Wisconsin statute provides for the employment of a County Veterans Service Officer

(CVSO) in each of the 72 counties. A CVSO is a local veteran advocating for local veterans.

Per Wisconsin §45.80 (5)(a) one duty of the CVSO is to:

Advise persons living in the service officer's county who served in the U.S. armed forces

regarding any benefits to which they may be entitled or any complaint or problem arising

out of such service and render to them and their dependents all possible assistance

(Wisconsin, 2015).

While fulfilling this duty, CVSOs obtain accreditation through various VSOs recognized by the

US Department of Veterans Affairs, among them are Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled

American Veterans, The American Legion, etc. Accreditation allows CVSOs to assist veterans

in filing claims with the US Department of Veterans Affairs by establishing the VSO as

claimant’s representative, also known as Power of Attorney (POA) representation for VA

purposes. POA representation also allows a CVSO read-only access to the US Department of

Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefit Management System (VBMS) allowing the CVSO to track the

progress, report the status, and research historical claims data for each veteran worked with.

CVSOs are, therefore, uniquely positioned and receive the appropriate training to provide POA

representation.

Although Waupaca County has a strong veteran population and veterans receive a

significant annual benefits package from DVA, VSOs can do more to educate and provide

benefits and services to our veterans. Per a 2010 DVA report, veterans were asked “. . . whether

they understand the ‘Veterans benefits available to [them]’. . . 41.0 percent of Veterans

indicated that they understood their general benefits ‘A lot’ or ‘Some’” (Westat, 2010). The

survey indicates that approximately 59 percent of veterans don’t understand the benefits

available to them due to their military service (Westat, 2010).


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Additionally, a 2006 Institute for Defense Analysis report, observes significant award variation,

among states, due to variations in: the mix of eligible veterans, application rates, VA Regional

Office grant rates, and POA representation (Hunter, 2006). In general:

POA representation is extremely significant in individual veteran awards. Nationwide,

veterans with POA representation receive an average annual award of $11,162, while

veterans with no POA receive an average of $4,728. . . differences in the percentage of

claims with POA account for 15.5% of the variation in average award across states

(Hunter, 2006, p.18-19).

Empowering the veteran community with information and linking them with the CVSO office is

critical to increasing benefit awareness, application, and award. Increased benefits may make all

the difference in terms of poverty and homelessness for some veterans. Ensuring a healthy

veteran population is not only a moral obligation, but is important for future generations to see

that if they choose a service path, their country will honor them beyond their time in service.

The local veteran community is composed of veterans, their organizations, and CVSOs.

The WCVC aims to increase benefit awareness through the creation of collaborative veteran-

centric events, and identify/generate solutions to barriers (barriers include communication

breakdowns, access to benefits, and participation in VSOs). This type of collaboration did not

exist prior to June 2016. The WCVC was organized in response to several organizations

struggling to recruit and retain members as well as update practices/remain relevant. To date,

cross-organizational collaboration has been activated within the community. The WCVC meets

to pool knowledge, resources, and focus and unify efforts. The mission of the WCVC is, “To

provide a venue for the Veterans Service Organizations and Veteran Community stakeholders,

located in Waupaca County, to share information, create opportunities for collaboration, and

honor the service of veterans living in Waupaca County” (J. Cuff, personal communication,

April 29, 2016).


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Scope

The formation of the WCVC allows the CVSO a guaranteed quarterly opportunity to

interact with stakeholder representatives from all participating organizations. This interaction

creates a venue to share information, provide training, and address issues within the veteran

community. The WCVC is a mutually beneficial collaborative community network. An

interactive map of the social network can be found at

https://embed.kumu.io/6e205c6bcc8e002328256441c1e84e4a.

Goal 1: Spontaneous Collaborative Events. Leveraging relationships within the

community network helps raise awareness of veteran benefits by creating collaborative events

and generating solutions to barriers through identifying and providing access to resources within

the community network. To date, the WCVC has met in June 2016, September 2016, and

December 2016. The average attendance at these meetings was 27 and the average amount of

unique organizations represented at the meeting was 17.

Goal 2: Share Information. Infusing benefit information into the network and steering

veterans to the CVSO office for benefits processing will increase benefit delivery and veteran

understanding of benefits. At each of the WCVC meetings, segments were dedicated to sharing

benefit information by guests including the Waupaca County Aging and Disability Resource

Center, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Outreach and Recovery, Desert

Veterans of Wisconsin Fox Valley Chapter, and the Waupaca County Veterans Service Officer

(CVSO).

This project does not have an operating budget. Costs include CVSO time and basic

office supplies. Since this project is directly linked to the duty of the CVSO, it will be

accomplished during and in conjunction with the normal course of office operations. CVSO

office supplies and resources will be utilized to complete this project. The CVSO is the initial

sponsor and project manager, but will transition out of a direct leadership role after the first year.

After the leadership transition is complete, it is the intent of the CVSO to remain in a secretary

type position to continue to coordinate meetings of the network as well as coordinate

training/resources to support the mission of the network including office supplies

Project quality is measured by the number of meeting attendees, and the generation of

collaborative events. The higher the meeting content quality the more buy-in and higher number

of meeting attendees. The groups who buy-in will share the information provided at the


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meetings and take the initiative to plan and execute collaborative events. Major milestones

include the establishment of the WCVC’s mission, the definition of stakeholders/network

community members, initial meeting, subsequent quarterly meetings, identification of successive

leadership, the transition of the CVSO into a support role, and at least one spontaneous

collaborative event occurring within the first year.

Management Concerns

The CVSO initiates, plans, and manages the launch of this project. Once the project is

established, the community network will transition into self-regulation and the CVSO will

continue to be a contributing member, but will no longer exercise a leadership role.

The WCVC is not a traditional project in terms of structure. This project will not have

long-term sponsorship. The timeframe to initiate, plan, and execute occur within the first year of

operation. Monitoring and controlling of the project will continue as long as the group continues

to meet and remains relevant. Initially, the CVSO will sponsor and manage the project, but will

only continue in these roles until the community network is established and self-regulating.

By June of 2017, the community network will be established and the CVSO will have a

plan in place to transition out of a leadership role and into a support role. A leader will be

identified and will agree to transition by the June 2017 meeting. One spontaneous collaborative

event will take place within the first year of operation. Because the WCVC is meant to establish

a collaborative environment where ideas and information is shared, the nature and location of the

event is irrelevant. It is not the intent of the WCVC to own the project, rather to generate the

potential for collaborative opportunities. The measure of success is the occurrence of any

collaborative event. Due to the complexity of the network it would be inefficient to specifically

direct groups to collaborate; adaptive collaboration is encouraged in the context of the

information shared at the meetings and independent groups take ownership operating

independently in support of the WCVC. The WCVC will continue to operate as long as the

attendees find value in the venue.


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Lessons Learned

This project has been a success. Benefit information is shared at the meetings and one

spontaneous collaborative event—an inter-organizational Chili fundraiser— took place in

February 2017. This is a first of its kind spontaneous collaborative event involving three

organizations that took place within the first year of the existence of the WCVC. Additionally,

one northern county VSO recently undertook an interior remodeling project in their

organization’s building. This work was completed after consensus in the WCVC was built

around remodeling/modernizing facilities suggesting the events are correlated and causal. The

time necessary for rapport building has consumed much of the time originally expected to be

utilized for sharing benefit information. Name tags are being implemented to speed the rapport

process, foster ownership, and provide needed time for benefit delivery.

Current work of the WCVC includes a guided problem-solving decision-making

brainstorming exercise to identify problems and begin to build consensus on how to address

those problems. The following image details the collaborative PDSM. Under people/team, team

projects, joint work, and teamwork are identified areas of consensus. Another area of consensus

noted on the PDSM slide under facility is the area of consensus remodel/modernize.


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The WCVC demonstrates the potential to enhance and improve the efficiency of service delivery

by integrating and sharing existing resources. The WCVC is a project aimed at building an

organized venue for cross collaboration among a variety of veteran-centric stakeholders, and an

integrated veteran-centric network built from existing community resources. The group of

groups is subject to dynamic organizational complexity, and intends to leverage relationships and

information to influence group behavior. The desired result of influenced group behavior is the

generation of spontaneous collaborative events, and the sharing of information throughout the

network. The intent of this project is for it to continue to operate as long as community network

members find value in the collaborative venue.


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References

Coalition. 2017. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coalition

Expenditures: National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. (2014). Retrieved

February 26, 2017, from https://www.va.gov/vetdata/expenditures.asp

Ferreira, P. (2001, October). Tracing Complexity Theory: ESD.83 Research Seminar in

Engineering Systems. Retrieved March 06, 2017, from

http://web.mit.edu/esd.83/www/notebook/Complexity%20Theory.ppt

Foster, C. (2012, May 22). Complexity Theory - Organisation Development. Retrieved

March 06, 2017, from http://organisationdevelopment.org/five-core-theories-complexity-

theory-organisation-development/

Hunter, D. E. Boland, R. Guerrera, K. Rierksts, B. Tate, D. M. (2006). Analysis of differences in

disability compensation in the department of veterans affairs volume 1: final report.

Institute for Defense Analyses.

Population: National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. (2014). Retrieved

February 26, 2017, from https://www.va.gov/vetdata/veteran_population.asp

Westat. (2010). National survey of veterans, active duty service members, demobilized national

guard members, and reserve members, family members, and surviving spouses.

Rockville, MD.

Wisconsin Legislature: 45.80(5)(a). (2015). Retrieved March 06, 2017, from

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/45/VIII/80/5/a

CARE OF VETERAN GRAVES

10/9/2017

A Review of Practice in Wisconsin Counties with comparative emphasis on Waupaca County

The Waupaca County Veterans Service Office (CVSO) surveyed 72

CVSO offices regarding their practice related to the care of veteran

graves pursuant to Wis. §45.85, for 2016. 71 CVSO offices

responded with 42% remunerating $0.00 for the care of veteran

graves in 2016. Due to the language of WI § 45.85 and the

implementation of perpetual care, a growing number of counties no

longer reimburse the cost of care for veteran/widow graves.

Care of Veteran Graves

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Care of Veteran Graves A R E V I E W O F P R A C T I C E I N W I S C O N S I N C O U N T I E S W I T H C O M P A R A T I V E E M P H A S I S O N W A U P A C A C O U N T Y

RESPONDENTS

This report includes responses from 71 of the 72 counties in Wisconsin for the budget year 2016. Door

County was the only county not to participate. Results of the survey indicated Wisconsin Counties

remunerated over $180,000 to reimburse the cost of care for more than 46,961 veteran/widow graves

under WI §45.85. Additionally, aside from WI §45.85, many County Veteran Service Offices provide

cemeteries with flags and flag holders for use in honoring veteran’s graves.

WAUPACA COUNTY CARE OF VETERANS GRAVES

Waupaca County is home to a total of 68 cemeteries. 53 are non-profit cemeteries, 14 municipal,

and 1 county owned. Additionally, 22 are under church authority, 8 public authority, and 38

association authority. According to an open records response from the Wisconsin Department of

Safety and Professional Services 1 cemetery is licensed, 4 are registered, and 6 are religious.

Pursuant to WI §45.85, and historical agreement between Waupaca County Veterans Service

Office and Waupaca County Clerk’s Office, since approximately 1997 the Waupaca CVSO

receives report from Cemetery authorities requesting reimbursement for the care of veteran graves

within their cemeteries no later than September 1st annually.

Under WI §45.85(1), cemetery authorities may not seek reimbursement for care where suitable

care is otherwise provided, and the amount requested may not exceed the cost of care for other

graves in the cemetery. Additionally, since November 1, 1991 any cemetery sell ing cemetery lots

meeting WI §157.11(9g)(C), must charge the perpetual care fee. Pursuant to WI §157.11(11),

certain nonprofit/unlicensed cemeteries are exempt from the perpetual care fee mandate.

Additionally, it should be noted that municipal cemeteries should be considered ineligible for

reimbursement under WI§45.85, where municipal tax levied funds are used to care for graves as

this meets “except where suitable care is otherwise provided” (WI §45.85(1)), in order to prevent

double taxation.

On October 25, 2005 the Waupaca County Board of Supervisors approved and set the

remuneration for the care of veteran/widow graves at $5.00 per grave for all cemeteries seeking

reimbursement under WI §45.85(1) in Waupaca County, effective 2006. The results of the 2016

Waupaca CVSO survey indicate, 42% of respondents paid $0.00 for the care of veteran graves in

2016. Additionally, Waupaca County is among the 41% of respondents who paid between $0.01

and $5 for care per grave in 2016. Only 17% of respondents paid more than $5 or an unknown

amount per grave in 2016.


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CEMETERIES IN WAUPACA COUNTY

CEMETERY NAME OWNERSHIP TYPE DESCRIPTION

Axtell Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Association

Baldwins Mill Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Association

Barton Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Public

Bear Creek Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Public

Big Falls Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Butternut Ridge Cemetery aka Farley Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Cedar Lake Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Crystal Lake Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Danish Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Emanuel Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Evanswood Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Farmington Lutheran Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Floral Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Graceland Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Public

Greenleaf Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Greenwood Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Hatton Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Hitterdahl Lutheran Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Hobart Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Association

Iola Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Lakeside Cemetery (Waupaca) Municipal Cemetery - Public

Lakeside Cemetery (Fremont) Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Lind Center Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Little Creek Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Little Wolf Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Maple Lane Cemetery aka Harrington Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Maple Ridge Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Marble Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Most Precious Blood Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Northland Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Northport Ostrander Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Oakwood Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Ogdensburg Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Old Ostrander Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Parfreyville Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Pioneer Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Pleasant Valley Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association


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Riverside Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Association

Riverside Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Roseland Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Royalton Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Association

Ruckdashel Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Rural Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Sacred Heart Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Saint John Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Saint Johns Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Saint Martin Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Saint Marys Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Saint Patrick Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Saint Pauls Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Saint Rose Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Salem Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Association

Scandinavia Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Sheridan Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Association

Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

St Mary Magdalene Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Town Of Caledonia Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Public

Townline Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Union Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Association

Union Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Association

Veliefalzbot Cemetery Municipal Cemetery - Public

Waupaca County Poor Farm Cemetery County Cemetery - Public

Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery Non Profit Cemetery - Public

Zion Cemetery (Embarrass) Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Caledonia) Non Profit Cemetery - Church

Zion Evan. Lutheran Cem. (Caledonia CTH W) Non Profit Cemetery - Church

* Sorted Alphabetically by Cemetery Name


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WI DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – LICENSED, REGISTERED, RELIGIOUS

* Sorted Alphabetically by Profession Name

78%

21%1%

Waupaca County Cemeteries by Type

Non-Profit

Municipal

County

32%

12%

56%

Waupaca County Cemetery by Ownership/Authority

Church

Public

Association

FULL NAME STREET CITY PROFESSION NAME STATUS GRANTED DATE

Greenleaf Cemetery Assn 1030 N Main St PO Box 12 Marion Cemetery Authority - Licensed A 01/10/2007

Lind Center Cemetery Assn N1639 LIND CENTER RD Waupaca Cemetery Authority - Registered A 05/26/2009

Cedar Lake Cemetery Assn N494 CTY E Waupaca Cemetery Authority - Registered A 09/08/2009

Lakeside Cemetery Assn 453 Wolf River Dr Fremont Cemetery Authority - Registered A 01/25/2012

Northport Ostrander Cemetery Assn Douglas Meshke Weyawega Cemetery Authority - Registered A 07/28/2014

St Martin'S Cemetery Assn 100 S Clinton Ave Clintonville Cemetery Authority-Religious A 06/23/1992

St Paul'S Evangelical Lutheran 107 Tustin Rd Fremont Cemetery Authority-Religious A 06/23/1992

St John'S Lutheran W7072 St Johns Church Rd Clintonville Cemetery Authority-Religious A 07/08/1992

Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery Po Box 197 Embarrass Cemetery Authority-Religious A 07/13/1992

Farmington Lutheran Cemetery c/o Nancy Helbach Waupaca Cemetery Authority-Religious A 09/27/1999

Our Savior's Lutheran Church 395 E Iola St Iola Cemetery Authority-Religious A 09/08/2009


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42%

41%

17%

2016 Per Grave Reimbursement

Paid $0

Paid between $0.01 and $5

Paid More than $5 orunknown

42.3%

32.4%

15.5%

5.6%

4.2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

$0.00

$1.00 TO $4,000

$4,001 TO $8,000

$8,001 TO $12,000

OVER $12,000

2016 Total Amount Paid

The Way Forward: Responding to Veteran Death by Suicide in Waupaca County

Jesse P. Cuff


Courthouse, 811 Harding Street

Waupaca, WI 54981

17 December 2017


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.……………………………………………………………………………… 2

Problem Statement………………………………………………………………………. 2

Research Objectives……………………………………………………………………... 2

Background……………………………………………………………………………… 4

METHODOLOGY..……………………………………………………………………………. 5

Data Collection………………………………………………………………………….. 5

Limitations………………………………………………………………………………. 5

FINDINGS………………………………………………………………………………………. 7

CONCLUSIONS………………………………………………………………………………. 16

RECOMMENDATIONS.…………………………………………………………………….... 16

APPENDIX…………………………………………………………………………………...... 18

REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………… 19


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INTRODUCTION

Problem Statement

The Waupaca County Veterans Service Office (CVSO) reaches out to, coordinates with,

educates, advises, and assists veterans by connecting them with benefits and services. According

to Wisconsin §45.80(5)(a), the duties of the CVSO include “Advise[ing] persons living in the

service officer’s county who served in the U.S. armed forces regarding any benefits to which

they may be entitled or any complaint or problem arising out of such service and render to them

and their dependents all possible assistance” (State, 2017).

According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) in Fiscal Year

(FY) 2016, approximately 4,491 of Waupaca County’s 52,100 residents were veterans (National,

2010; Housing, 2017). Between 2004 and 2013 Waupaca County experienced an approximate

crude annual suicide rate of 7.40. Between 2004 and 2013 veterans composed an approximate

average 9.15% of the population in Waupaca County, and represented an approximate average of

17.57% of the deaths by suicide (WISH, 2016). Should the Waupaca County Veterans Service

Office respond to the veteran death by suicide in Waupaca County, and if so, how should it

respond?

Research Objectives

The purpose of this report is to determine the best course of action for the Waupaca

CVSO to respond to the veteran death by suicide in Waupaca County. Several research

questions were considered, and the following were considered the best:

● Should the Waupaca CVSO continue to monitor, but take no immediate action?

● Should the Waupaca CVSO work to increase the number of veterans enrolled in the VHA


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Healthcare system?

● Should the Waupaca CVSO hold annual awareness events?

Investigative questions were developed corresponding to the research questions and follow in

order. The purpose of developing these investigative questions is to provide the information

necessary for the Waupaca CVSO to make informed decisions regarding the response to veteran

death by suicide in Waupaca County.

Should the Waupaca CVSO continue to monitor, but take no immediate action?

○ Is the suicide rate in Waupaca County increasing, decreasing, or remaining

steady?

○ What is the overall suicide rate for Waupaca County?

○ What is the veteran related suicide rate for Waupaca County?

○ Is the suicide rate in Wisconsin increasing, decreasing, or remaining steady?

○ What is the overall suicide rate for Wisconsin?

○ What is the veteran related suicide rate for Wisconsin?

○ Is the suicide rate in the US increasing, decreasing, or remaining steady?

○ What is the overall national suicide rate?

○ What is the National veteran suicide rate

● Should the Waupaca CVSO work to increase the number of veterans enrolled in the VHA

Healthcare system?

○ Does receiving healthcare through the VHA impact veteran death by suicide?

○ How does receiving healthcare through the VHA impact veteran death by suicide?

● Should the Waupaca CVSO hold annual awareness events?


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○ What is the National suicide prevention strategy?

○ What is the Wisconsin suicide prevention strategy?

○ What is Waupaca County’s suicide prevention strategy?

Background

The issue of veteran suicide in the United States has received recent widespread attention

since 2012, shortly after Janet Kemp, RN PhD and Robert Bossarte, Phd of the Mental Health

Services/Suicide Prevention Program division within the USDVA published a report titled,

Suicide Data Report, 2012 (Kemp, 2012). Soon after this report was released, the media began

sharing the now ubiquitous statistic of 22 veteran suicides occurring each day in the United

States. In 2016, the Office of Suicide Prevention within the USDVA published, Suicide Among

Veterans and Other Americans 2001-2014 (Suicide, 2016). This report clarified and improved

some aspects of the 2012 report including establishing a more accurate national average veteran

death by suicide rate at approximately 20 veterans dying per day (Suicide, 2016).

In 2016 the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) launched the Zero

Veteran Suicide Initiative with primary focus on providing suicide awareness training called

Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) (WDVA, 2016). Certain members of the WDVA are

trained to provide QPR certification to individuals identified as veteran community gatekeepers.

A gatekeeper is someone who has a high probability of contact with a veteran in their day to day

activities, however, the principles of QPR apply to all demographics.

In October of 2017, the Waupaca CVSO collaborated with the WDVA, and the USDVA

Hospital in Madison to provide a Veteran Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention

training event. The event provided attendees with information regarding veteran mental health


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and suicide prevention including certification in QPR. Because of this training, the 34 attendees

were certified in QPR (J. Cuff, personal communication, November 22, 2017).

METHODOLOGY

Data Collection

Data for this report were obtained through multiple sources including the USDVA

National Center for Veteran Analysis and Statistics (NCVAS), US Census Bureau National

Population Projections, the Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health (WISH) Query on Violent

Deaths System with support from the system coordinator, and the National Violent Death

Reporting System (NVDRS) of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The information has

been compiled from these sources and details the period 2004 - 2014.

Limitations

The accurate study of veteran death by suicide is a difficult undertaking. The accuracy of

reporting veteran death by suicide statistics is determined by the accuracy of the primary data

collection at the local level. Frontline investigators, homicide detectives, coroners, crime lab

investigators, and medical examiners throughout the US, collect information about individual

cause of death and create the death records that populate state mortality and national mortality

data like NVDRS and WISH (National, 2017). Beginning in 2002, violent death information has

been collected into a searchable and anonymous database known as the National Violent Death

Reporting System (NVDRS). It is important to note, some data meet suppression criteria and are

not available for display. The purpose of data suppression is to maintain the

privacy/confidentiality of those representing that data. Generally, data suppression occurs when

the returned numbers are in the low single digits and vary slightly between databases. Currently,


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32 states participate in supplying data to the NVDRS (National, 2017). Since all 50 states are

not reporting violent death data, and reporting of veteran status at the time of death may not be

required by every jurisdiction, truly accurate veteran death by suicide data is not available.

Additionally, the process for determining veteran status rests upon the frontline investigators and

their death investigation. As such, veteran death by suicide statistics are incomplete and

developing nationwide.

To date, the most accurate information regarding veteran death by suicide is contained in

the two comprehensive national reports from the USDVA published in 2012 and 2016. This

information relies heavily on records of veterans within the USDVA Health Care System.

According to the NCVAS, as of 2016, approximately 8.97 million of 21.68 million veterans were

enrolled in the USDVA Health Care System (N. (Ed.), 2016).

Additionally, comparing county, state, and national data carries with it inherent skewing

risk. To correct for this potential error, data has been age adjusted to the US Standard Population

and is presented in a per 100,000 rate. Another factor to consider is the declining number of total

veterans in the US, while at the same time the overall US population is increasing (Data, 2017).

Pew research indicates the veteran population has been declining since approximately 1960

(Livingston, 2016). According to the VA, in 2017 the total U.S. veteran population was 20.0

million. By 2037, the total veteran population is projected to decrease to 13.6 million. Since the

veteran population is decreasing by approximately 1.9% annually, and total population is

increasing this has a skewing effect on suicide rate data as this issue continues to be studied.


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FINDINGS

In assessing a potential course of action in response to veteran death by suicide in

Waupaca County the national, state, and local prevention strategies were reviewed and are as

follows:

National Suicide Prevention Strategy

Themes Shared Across Strategic Directions

Suicide prevention efforts should:

● Foster positive public dialogue; counter shame, prejudice, and silence; and build public

support for suicide prevention;

● Address the needs of vulnerable groups, be tailored to the cultural and situational

contexts in which they are offered, and seek to eliminate disparities;

● Be coordinated and integrated with existing efforts addressing health and behavioral

health and ensure continuity of care;

● Promote changes in systems, policies, and environments that will support and facilitate

the prevention of suicide and related problems;

● Bring together public health and behavioral health;

● Promote efforts to reduce access to lethal means among individuals with identified

suicide risks; and

● Apply the most up-to-date knowledge base for suicide prevention.

(Office, 2012)


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Table 1: Excerpt from the 2012 National Suicide Prevention Strategy

(Office, 2012)


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Image 1: Excerpt from the 2012 National Suicide Prevention Strategy

(Office, 2012)


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State of Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Strategy

Table 2: State of Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Strategy

(Wisconsin, 2015)


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Waupaca County Suicide Prevention Strategy

Table 3: Waupaca County Suicide Prevention Strategy

(Wohlt, 2017)


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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Age Adjusted Death by Suicide Rate Comparison

US age-adjusted suicide death rate WI age-adjusted suicide death rate

Co age-adjusted suicide death rate

Chart 1: Age Adjusted Death by Suicide Rate Comparison

(Wish, 2016)

* 2009-2010 County WISH Query: Violent Deaths Data Suppressed


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Chart 2: Percentage of Veterans in Population and Percentage of Veteran Suicide

Compared to Total Deaths by Suicide

Table 4: Percentage of Veterans in Population and Percentage of Veteran Suicide

Compared to Total Deaths by Suicide

Average from 2004 to 2013

US Veteran suicide percent of total 19.66%

US Veteran Pop as percent of total 7.61%

WI Veteran suicide percent of total 19.11%

WI Veteran Pop as percent of total 7.72%

Co Veteran suicide percent of total 14.92%

Co Veteran Pop as percent of total 9.15%

(NVDRS, 2017; WISH, 2016)


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Chart 3: US Death by Suicide Crude Comparison

Chart 4: WI Death by Suicide Crude Comparison

Chart 5: Waupaca County Death by Suicide Crude Comparison

(NVDRS, 2017; WISH, 2016)

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

US Crude Comparison

US Veteran/Current Military Suicides

US Non Veteran Deaths by Suicide

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

WI Crude Comparison

WI Veteran/Current Military Suicides

WI Non Veteran Deaths by Suicide

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

County Crude Comparison

Co Veteran/Current Military Suicides

Co Non Veteran Deaths by Suicide


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According to findings in the 2016 USDVA suicide report “Compared with the U.S.

general population, risk for suicide among users of Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

services has decreased since 2001 among both men and women” (Suicide, 2016). Evidence,

contained in that report, further show “non-VHA [using] veterans had greater increases in rates

of suicide when compared to changes in rates of suicide among VHA [using] veterans” (Suicide,

2016).

Chart 6: Figure 10. Percent Changes in Age-Adjusted Rates of Suicide Among

Veterans and Civilians, 2001-2014, from the USDVA 2016 Suicide Report

(Suicide, 2016)


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CONCLUSIONS

Between 2004 and 2013, the age adjusted rate of death by suicide shows an increasing

trend overall. Nested within this data, is a difficult to measure, however, reasonable to estimate

increasing and over-representation trend in veteran related death by suicide.

The evidence presented in the USDVA Suicide report of 2016 strongly suggests that

veterans receiving care and treatment within the VHA are less likely to die by suicide. This is

particularly true for female veterans receiving care within the VHA.

The national, state, and local suicide prevention strategies are comprehensive and

mutually supportive. Reducing stigma, promoting teamwork between service

providers/organizations, improving access and volume of mental health services, promoting

resilient families/communities, and suicide/mental health/Alcohol and Other Drug (AODA)

education are cornerstones of the effort to reduce death by suicide in the US.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Waupaca CVSO should continue to monitor the veteran death by suicide issue in

Waupaca County. Additionally, due to strong supportive evidence presented by the USDVA

effort should be made to increase veteran enrollment in VHA. In FY2016, USDVA reported

1,695 unique patients in the VHA out of approximately 4,491 veterans residing in Waupaca

County (National, 2010). Since outreach, de-stigmatization, and education are supported themes

within all the suicide prevention strategies researched, efforts should be made to continue to

provide these services. Currently, the Waupaca CVSO provides increased outreach efforts in

odd years on a biennial basis. The purpose of the biennial rhythm supports current staffing and

budget resources, as well as, ensuring the population does not become fatigued while allowing


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for the development of novel information as the response to this issue is improved by ongoing

study/research.

Although veteran related death by suicide is a difficult topic to study, report, and discuss

it is our country’s sacred duty and moral obligation to work diligently to improve the health of

our former Armed Services Personnel. Future generations are observing how we deal with this

and related issues. If we fail to properly address and improve the health of our Service Members

and veterans, the future security of our country may be at risk. Veterans’ health and welfare is a

national security imperative.


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APPENDIX

AODA - Alcohol and other Drug Addiction

CDC - Centers for Disease Control

CDC WONDER – Centers for Disease Control Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic

Research

CVSO - County Veterans Service Officer

DOA - Department of Administration, Wisconsin

FY - Fiscal Year, Federal

NCVAS - National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics

NVDRS - National Violent Death Reporting System

QPR - Question Persuade Refer

USDVA - United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VHA - Veterans Health Administration, United States Department of Veterans Affairs

WDVA - Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

WISH - Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health


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