Post Meeting dates for the members of the Interveterans Council of Sangamon County:
Dec ? American Legion Post 32 4th Tues at 6:30. https://www.
Navy Club Ship 32 no meeting in December
Dec 13: American Legion 759 Christmas Party https://chathamlegion.com/events/
Dec 8 Amvets 94 at 7PM
Dec 8 VFW 755 at 6PM.
Dec 18 at Noon Women's Overseas Service League
Dec 11 Catholic War Veterans Post 1916 7pm https://post19165.wixsite.com/cwv-1916
Dec 11: Northenders VFW Post 10302 meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.
Dec 19 Interveterans Council of Sangamon County Meeting 6PM
Jan 21 Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County meeting. Executive meeting are 2nd Wednesday of each month. Quarterly are the 3rd Wednesday of that month. Jan, April, July, October.
URGENT - CAMP BUTLER NATIONAL CEMETERY- 8:37am - Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 11am Wreaths Across America Ceremony Cancelled Due to Winter Storm
Contact Beth Kuntzman’s number. Her number is 217-827-7039
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annual Christmas Remembrance Ceremony for Illinois soldiers listed as POW/MIA during the Vietnam War at the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
Family and friends of soldiers will have the opportunity to hang handmade, heart-shaped ornaments with the names of loved ones on a tree near the memorial. The Black Tiger Honor Guard will serve as the color guard. The names of the POW/MIA soldiers will be read aloud, and the ceremony will also include music courtesy of the Land of Lincoln Chorus.
“The Illinois Vietnam Vigil Committee appreciates IDNR sponsoring the annual POW/MIA Christmas Remembrance Ceremony each year. There are still 63 men unaccounted for,” said Jim Mathes, IVVC spokesperson. “We always need to remember these men. They should never be forgotten.”
“We pause to remember those who bravely served our nation during the Vietnam War,” said acting director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. “It is important for us to support families and friends who have been denied closure and continue to mourn their loved one each day
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Honoring Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor of:
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all
buildings occupied by your agency’s personnel from:
Sunrise, Sunday, December 7, 2025 until Sunset
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Local Groups Supporting Us
IL0061P - Honor Wreaths for Veterans
IL0295 - Friends of Camp Butler National Cemetery
IL0017P - Springfield Composite Squadron CAP GLR IL 036
FL1122 - US JCI Senate
FL0499P - Wreaths Across America-Punta Gorda
TN0353P - QOV Stars of Tennessee
Hiring Our Heroes
IL0114P - Rotary Club of Springfield South Illinois
IL0207 - Stonington American Legion Women's Auxiliary Post 257
IL0206 - Illinois State Organization National Society Daughters of the American Revolution!
IL0007 - American Legion Post 759 Riders & Sons
IL0185 - Menard County Wreath Warriors
IL0214P - Captain William Penny Chapter NSDAR, Group ID: IL0214
IL0232 - RSM - Central Illinois
IL0291P - Rotary Club of Mid-Town Springfield Illinois
IL0001P - American Legion Riders Post 32
Wreath Clean up day at Camp Butler Jan 17 at 10AM
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American Legion Post 32 Chili Cook Off
2026 American Legion; Illinois National Guard; Illinois State Police YOUTH CADET LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY which will be held at Camp Lincoln here in Springfield, June 21 – 26, 2026. It is a structured week-long residency camp for 15 – 17 year old males and females. It’s a lot like boot camp, but attendees learn self-respect and more. Interested parties need to contact Springfield Post #32, The American Legion, or an American Legion Post near them.
