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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Veterans, PTSD, the 4th of July, and ...dogs
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a front page story about the struggles returning vets have with a holiday like Independence Day. It's the fireworks. The colorful nightime celebrations remind them of real bombs bursting in air.
Your heart has to go out to these soldiers as the paper writes, "It's a poignant irony that many men and women who fought for freedom are unable to enjoy celebrations of
The Boston Globe reports on another angle, that dogs can offer relief to those suffering from PTSD.
Samuel and Evelyn Harris took Natasha Young-Alicea and her service dog, Josh, to a memorial they have created for their son Joshua, a Navy SEAL who died in Afghanistan. Natasha was invited to the Harris home to learn more about her dog's namesake. Photo: Boston Globe
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