The next meeting of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be from 10 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturday, July 19th at the Manual Perez Post 1017 American Legion, 2658 S Hamlin Ave, Chicago, IL 60623 (773-522-9315). We’ll discuss the carrying our message to the Legislators, what’s going on in the VA, the VA Crisis Hot Line, and more. Continue reading
Photo from the June 21 CVO Meeting at the National Veterans Art Museum on the North side of Chicago . Continue reading
Watch Coalition of Veterans Organizations march in the 2014 Chicago Memorial Day Parade, May 24. ABC 7 Chicago salutes the nation’s veterans with the broadcast of Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade, one of the largest annual Memorial Day Parades in the country. Continue reading
Coalition of Veterans Organizations Awards Luncheon at the Japan Hibachi Grill on May 17, 2014. Continue reading
According to 38 USCS, section 5303(b): “if it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that, at the time of the commission of an offense leading to a person’s court-martial, discharge, or resignation, that person was insane, such person shall not be precluded from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary based upon the period of service from which such person was separated.” Continue reading
Many veterans use non-VA healthcare facilities because VA regulations place bureaucratic hurdles in front of the veterans who are least able to overcome them and the people that these veterans go to for help either don’t know how or simply refuse to serve them because of their own prejudice. Continue reading
Father Pfleger with CVO member John Sullivan Ryan at the June 13th anti-violence rally at St. Sabina’s. Continue reading
The next meeting of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be Saturday, June 21, 10 AM, on the North side of Chicago at the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) at 4041 N Milwaukee Ave in Chicago. We are very excited to be meeting there and to find such a fine venue as we move our meeting around to meet the needs of different veterans. Continue reading
Information on Veterans Benefits and how to file/ask for them. Accordingly, there are many sites that explain how to obtain books, military/medical records, information and how to appeal a denied claim with the VA. Please pass this information on to every Veteran you know. Continue reading
The Coalition of Veterans Organizations marching at the Chicago Memorial Day Parade, May 24, 2014.
Photos courtesy of Dale Tippett. Continue reading
CVO is participating in the night to honor those who served at the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum. We need at least two volunteers to attend the event this coming Friday from 6 to 10 PM. CVO will provide the table and materials for the volunteers. Continue reading
