Events

May
30
Fri
A Night For Veterans: Honoring All Who Served @ National Veterans Art Museum
May 30 @ 11:00 pm – May 31 @ 3:00 am

A NIGHT FOR VETERANS: HONORING ALL WHO SERVED

MAY 30TH , 2014

FROM 6PM – 10PM

NATIONAL VETERANS ART MUSEUM

4041 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60641

KEYNOTE SPEAKER JOHN ARENA OF THE 45th WARD

  • Complimentary Appetizers and Drinks
  • Workshops
  • Live Music
  • Resources for Veterans

(This event is FREE and open to the public)

Aug
21
Fri
Hines VA Family Empowerment Network Connecting Inside Out @ Hines VA Hospital
Aug 21 @ 9:45 am – 1:30 pm
Sep
3
Thu
Vietnam Traveling Wall
Sep 3 – Sep 8 all-day

VIETNAM TRAVELING WALL
LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Thursday September 3, 2015 to Tuesday September 8, 2015

at

ROUND LAKE BEACH HOME DEPOT

Northeast Parking Lot

We need Volunteers for the following:

● To build the foundation to support the wall, Sunday August
30th at 8am (Home Depot), exit near the Hot Dog Vendor.
Just bring a hammer!
● Erect the Wall Thursday September 3rd at 9am.
● For the Opening Ceremony, a Color Guard and Rifle Squad.
● To stand watch and answer visitors questions 24 hours a
day (2 hours per person, if we have enough volunteers)
while the Wall is here.
● On Tuesday September 8th, we will have a closing ceremony
at 12pm (noon) and take the Wall down.
● Please contact American Legion Post 1170 at (847) 546-3512
or email Commander Steve Hall at resparks@ameritech.net
if you are interested in helping!

“Thank You”

Jul
1
Fri
Veteran Resource Picnic 2016 @ McKinley Park
Jul 1 @ 10:00 am

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VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Of Cook county
Please join us at our
Veteran Resource Picnic

Friday JULY 1, 2016
10:00 A.M.
McKinley Park
3900 S. Western
on pershing road

East of Swimming Pool & Basketball Court
Chicago, Illinois

We will provide LARGE BBQ grill
Hot dogs, Hamburgers & soda

Please bring your own Table & Chairs

Feel Free to bring your own BBQ Grill, food & drink

Donations Welcomed

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Oct
18
Wed
Veterans’ Breakfast hosted by State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant @ Plainfield American Legion
Oct 18 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

PLAINFIELD— State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) is hosting a Veterans’ Breakfast this month.

The Veterans’ Breakfast will take place from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, at the Plainfield American Legion (24741 W. Renwick Road, Plainfield, IL).

Representatives from the Attorney General’s Military and Veteran Bureau, Homes for Heroes, Kendall County Veterans Assistance Commission, Military Mama Network and Will County Veterans Assistance Commission will be on hand to discuss services and programs they offer.

Veterans will have the opportunity to hear from special guest speaker Dr. Steven E. Braverman. Dr. Braverman has been the Hospital Director for the Edward Hines J. Hospital since the fall of 2016. An Iraq War Veteran, he has put a priority on making Hines the Flagship of the Veteran’s Health Administration.

The breakfast is free to area veterans and open to the press.

People wanting to attend the breakfast should RSVP at www.senatorbertinotarrant.com or call Samantha in Bertino-Tarrant’s Plainfield office at (815) 254-4211.

Veterans’ Breakfast

 

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18

Time: 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Location: Plainfield American Legion (24741 W. Renwick Road, Plainfield, IL)

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