InterveteransSeptember2020

 

Next meeting September 30 at the Navy Club.  There will be no food and social distancing is recommended.

Veterans Day events to be discussed at that time.  We need to think outside the box.  We hate not to ignore Veterans Day with all the disregard for history and the fact we missed last year because of the snow.  Veterans Day parade is canceled for 2020

Next quarterly VAC meeting is 3rd WEDNESDAY of month  21st of October at American Legion Post 32.

 

 

Brain Sciences | Free Full-Text | Using Plasma Autoantibodies of Central Nervous System Proteins to Distinguish Veterans with Gulf War Illness from Healthy and Symptomatic Controls | HTML

For the past 30 years, there has been a lack of objective tools for diagnosing Gulf War Illness (GWI), which is largely characterized by central nervous system (CNS) symptoms emerging from 1991 Gulf War (GW) veterans. In a recent preliminary study, we reported the presence of autoantibodies against CNS proteins in the blood of veterans with GWI, suggesting a potential 

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/9/610/htm

 Poker run and Generator Fundraiser Sept 19, 2020

 

Flag Raising Ceremony at Veterans Family Renaissance

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 AT 10:30 AM

Join us for a socially distanced flag raising ceremony for the newly installed flag pole at our nearly 1 year old facility for homeless female veterans and veteran families.

1520 N 7th Street
Springfield, Illinois

Thank you to the following groups for donating a flag pole and assisting with the ceremony:

American Legion Post 32
Illinois State Police American Legion Post 1922
Women's Army Corps Veteran's Association

https://www.facebook.com/events/350872889436417/

 

Fundraiser for Honor Flight by Nelson's Catering and Bisch Funeral Home.

Drive thru for Advanced tickets is 19 September from 10-12 at Bisch Funeral Home West at 2931 Koke Mill. For additional information contact Norm Smith at 217-652-7741.

 

Unaccompanied burial in Oct 7, 2020 9am

Memorial Marker Dedication for CM1 Otto Harrison Evans

Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 2 PM – 3:30 PM

Oak Ridge Cemetery

The Veterans Memorial Foundation, the Illinois Department of Veteran's Affairs, and Staab Funeral Home invite you to honor the service of CM1 Otto Harrison Evans, a Springfield native.

CM1 Evans was a passenger on the USS Cyclops. In June 1918, the USS Cyclops along with its 309 of the passengers and crew aboard was declared lost at sea.

Join us for a brief recognition of CM1 Evans's service to our Country. The dedication will take place at Block 31, Lot 175 at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

**Please be advised that the schedule might change due to public health concerns**

https://www.facebook.com/events/332273174626305

 

American Legion 759

Golf outing 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020 AT 10:30 AM – 4 PM

http://chathamlegion.com/