Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Honors Some 300,000 Veterans on Veterans Day as State Ranks Top Three for Veteran Employment
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on November 11 marked Veterans Day with a video message honoring the approximately 300,000 veterans who live across Wisconsin, thanking them for their service to the state and country and emphasizing the importance of supporting veterans and their loved ones, the governor's office said in a press release.
Gov. Evers proclaimed November 11, 2026, as Veterans Day and November 5-11, 2026, as Veterans Recognition Week in Wisconsin. In his video message, he said that from the battlefields of Europe to the jungles of Vietnam, and through the mud and snow in Korea and the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan, the nation owes its heroes a tremendous debt of gratitude, and that in the year of America's 250th anniversary the sacrifices behind the nation's freedom deserve reflection.
The governor's office said Gov. Evers announced yesterday that Wisconsin now ranks among the top three states in America for successfully helping connect veterans with available jobs and maintain employment, and that, thanks in large part to the Wisconsin Departments of Workforce Development (DWD) and Veterans Affairs (DVA), the state has retained a top five national ranking for four consecutive years.
The release also recounted the administration's investments: in 2022, Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #157 creating a Blue Ribbon Commission on Veteran Opportunity and invested $10 million toward addressing gaps in veteran services, including expanding access to higher education and job training, addressing housing insecurity, and increasing mental and behavioral health support and substance use disorder treatment.
The 2025-27 biennial budget he signed includes $5 million to support operations of the Wisconsin Veterans homes, $200,000 to increase transportation grants to counties, $50,000 to increase the grant for Camp American Legion, a five percent increase for county and Tribal veterans service offices, $2.5 million for a new grant program for housing and comprehensive support services for veterans, $35 million for capital projects at the Wisconsin Veterans Homes including over $3.4 million for expansion of the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, and $5 million for a grant for war memorials in populous counties. (Source: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin)
Source: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin
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Photo: 威斯康星州州长 Tony Evers 官方肖像（Tony Evers 摄，经 Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 2.0） / Official portrait of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (photo by Tony Evers, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
