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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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

 

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
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/

 

 

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Interveterans


Interveterans Council, 2804 Ridge Ave, Springfield, IL 67702

 email: <interveterans@gmail.com>

Interveteran’s Council meeting at 7:00 PM at the Navy Club

Wednesday Mar  27, 2019

April 24, 2019

Veterans Assistance Commission meeting April 17, 2019 at 7PM at the Navy Club

IDVA events calendar:

New officers were sworn in at the Feb 27, 2019 meeting. (click to enlarge)



The Interveterans Council has ownership of the displays used in the Veterans Day parade. They are available to check out by anyone but need permission of the council. Therefore, the request will have to be made prior to the next meeting mentioned above. Stored by Italian American War Veterans. Contact Larry Trapani.

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight has six scheduled flights in 2019:
April 2,
May 7,
June 11,
August 20,
September 24 and
October 29.



March 24, 2019, 8-1PM
Italian American War Veterans Pancake Breakfast




Whole catfish dinner on Mar 30 11- 3:30  $10 at American Legion post 809
Chili Cook off March 23
POW-MIA Honor & Remembrance Day – Saturday 6 April 2019
St. Louis Cardinals Pre-Game Ceremony for 1:15 Game vs. San Diego

Vietnam Veterans of America 534  (V V A) Support / Donate
The POW-MIA Museum at Historic Jefferson Barracks

$61 Field Level Seats ONLY $30 – Fundraiser for POW-MIA Museum

Special Giveaway is Opening Day Car Bobblehead Features
Whitey Herzog – Ozzie Smith – Bruce Sutter
First 30,000 Fans in Stadium age 16 or Older – Gates Open 2 Hours before Game
DEADLINE for Reservations is MONDAY 18 March 2019
Open to All Vets, Family, Friends, Supporters & Civilians
Bill Kiefer, Sgt. - USMC   314/363-8707  KieferVVA794@Yahoo.com
DO NOT TEXT – Please Call or eMAIL 
The VA has established a Women Veterans hotline—1-855-VA-WOMEN (829-6636) to receive and respond to questions from women Veterans, their families, and caregivers across the nation about available VA services and resources.

Team Red-White-Blue Springfield.
Military license plate change fees waived
Helping Paws for Veterans Act
Illinois soldier notice of death
Grammatical correction to Veterans’ Affairs Act
Protecting Illinois’ military bases from closure
Expanding the successful Veterans Treatment Courts
Military service on death certificates
33 pages more.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vd8MptXxYaaB0M8aSrLdzOI7Xs3E9s2l/view

Springfield's Elks Lodge #158 Pearl Harbor Ceremony 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChfCpgTUTIg&feature=em-subs_digest
The National Desert Storm War Memorial Association will be producing (2) separate videos in the next few months and we need your photos!
We are specifically looking for photos that were taken (in theater) DURING THE WAR (not Desert Shield) and also (in theater) AFTER THE CEASEFIRE.
Please send your photos to this email address: desertstormpicture@gmail.com
Please CLEARLY identify your pictures as being DURING THE WAR or AFTER THE CEASEFIRE. If labeling is unclear we may not be able to use them.
Thank you in advance for your photo contributions!
military exchanges can begin their verification process at VetVerify.org. The Army, Air Force and Navy exchange will start allowing all honorably discharged veterans to shop online, (think Amazon, but only cheaper with no taxes.) The target start date is Veterans Day, November 11, 2017 but, you must register first. Registration begins June 1, 2017. You must call 1-844-868-8672 after June 1 to register.
Please let all the membership know that starting November 11, 2017 that all honorably separated veterans can start shopping at on line military stores. They must first get approved by going to

1 (800) 342-5283
This is the number to Anheuser-Busch. They want to know how you feel about NFL players kneeling during the anthem and if they should continue supporting the NFL through advertisement dollars with a quick push button survey. Let them know what you think.
Call during business hours it's an automated system and asks if are calling about their sponsorship of the NFL
Press 1 and then leave your message.

The Illinois State Museum in Springfield is one of more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.
The launch of the Blue Star Museums program at the ISM will begin May 26 for Memorial Day weekend and wrap up on Labor Day, September 4. A list of participating museums is available at https://www.arts.gov/national/blue-star-museums
Free admission is always available to active military personnel and veterans at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, but for the duration of the Blue Star Museum program the free admission will be extended to an additional five family members. Please bring your military ID or other documentation including a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form, 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card.
The Illinois State Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon until 4:30 p.m. The Museum is located at 502 South Spring Street in Springfield.
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials will start issuing new veterans ID cards next month, giving recipients an easy way to provide their military service for business discounts and other promotions.The move, first reported by Military.com, comes two years after Congress passed legislation for the cards. A VA spokesman said they’ll be made available for no cost to any veteran who applies through the department’s website.
The new cards won’t replace VA medical cards or official defense retiree cards, and will not carry any force of law behind them.
But supporters have called a national veterans ID card a simple way to honor veterans’ service and a way to help them prove their service status for non-federal activities. They have also argued that many veterans’ practice of carrying around copies of their military discharge paperwork or other personal documents to get corporate discounts leaves them open to fraud and identity theft.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2017/10/05/veterans-id-cards-to-be-available-starting-in-november/
Today was veterans day at the state fair and the program was the best yet. Guest speaker was the most recent awardee of the Medal of Honor: Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan. He seemed so humble and and real. He even sang "Wind Beneath my Wings" and "Proud to be an American". His speech brought tears to my eyes. McCloughan even was in the parade. The Gold Star families were honored also.
There's a recording of Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan's speech.
News


Medical Marijuana
This is from ISP's website, under frequently asked questions. Also SB 10 that was recently signed into law say a medical cannabis patient is not an unlawful user or addicted to narcotics (that language is from the CC/FOID application). https://www.ispfsb.com/Public/Faq.aspx

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