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Jeff 'Doc' Dentice

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Muskego Brings Christmas to the Vets

Local Vietnam veteran has spearheaded the program at the Veterans Administration for 24 years, and this year had a little more help from the residents in his hometown.

It's never easy to know how an appeal for help will be received, especially during a tough economy and with so many other worthy causes needing attention as well. However, the request for donations for Jeff 'Doc' Dentice's efforts to bring Christmas with the Vets to fruition on Saturday, Dec. 15 was met with generous and heart-warming gifts of food, clothing and gifts. Just a few weeks ago, Muskego Patch met with Dentice, who usually spends much of his time organizing the yearly dinner and entertainment show at the Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center and logging 1,100 miles on his vehicle in collecting donations. Thinking it would just be easier to have one place for people to drop off donations, we quickly got an offer from …

Jeff Doc Dentice

3:35 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013

Many Thanks to Denise Konkol and the Muskego Patch and Piggly Wiggly and Edward Jones and Veolia Environmental for stepping up to help me bring Christmas to our Hospitalized Veterans. My 24th year of running this event, was made abit easier because of all of you. ....Jeff Dentice......Check out the story and pictures at....www.christmaswiththevets.com   more ›

Friday, November 30, 2012

An Army of One: Vet Helps Bring Christmas to Other Veterans

Jeff "Doc" Dentice didn't feel like sharing his experience when he returned from Vietnam in 1968. However, a veterans parade in Chicago in 1986 changed all that, and he has been serving veterans causes ever since.

"I was like most guys returning home from war. I just wanted to get back and never really talked about it much," said Jeff "Doc" Dentice, who served as a medic in the Army. He returned in 1968 from a two-year tour, serving in the 25th Division in Cu Chi, Vietnam, and served in the reserves until 1970. He didn't share his experiences with many people, but he decided to attend a military "welcome home" parade in Chicago. "From then on I went nuts," he said. "I was 1000 percent veterans." Seeing the need to recognize veterans issues on many fronts, the Muskego man became involved with the residents and patients at the Zablocki VA Medical Center, and helped by the staff, organized a "little Christmas show: for them in 1988. "It started off as …

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