In This Issue: Update on Legislation HR 210 - The Dental Care for Veterans Act. Veterans for Unification March Membership Meeting photos. Next VU Meeting June 28th, 9:30am - 11am {Note Time Change} with Guest Speaker Giselle Futrell (USMC - Afghanistan), Executive Director for The National Veterans Art Museum, Chicago IL.
In This Issue: Remembering long time VU member, Mike Curtin. Update on Legislation HR 210 - The Dental Care for Veterans Act. Hines VA Veteran Benefit and Resource Fair February 8th.Holocaust Museum Exhibit Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy thru June 1st. National Veterans Art Museum Exhibits, Steven Luu: a path to healing and transformation extended thru April 2025. Next VU Meeting March 8th with Guest Speaker Army Major Lorenzo A. Fiorentino (Ret.).
In This Issue: Message from the Executive Board. Legislative Update: HR Bill 2413 Dental Care for Veterans Act. PILOT VACCC (Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook Country) shuttle information. Next Meeting: March 8, 2025 with Speaker: Maj. Lorenzo Fiorentino (Ret) - Illinois Military Monuments.
Sending you and your family the warmest wishes this Thanksgiving.
Retired US Navy Commander Joseph E Troiani, PhD, spoke at the September 28, 2024 membership meeting in Oak Park. Governor Pritzker signed new legislation affecting the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, effective January 1, 2025. The American Legion’s new series, "Office Joe," premieres on November 8.
We are Thankful for the service of all the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our country and our freedom.
Veteran’s Day is officially Monday, November 11, 2024, and there are many restaurants and companies who want to thank our veterans by providing them with discounts or a free meal.
Happy 249th birthday to the United States Marine Corps, and thank you for your continued service and bravery in duty to our country.
Governor JB Pritzker signed SB3479 into law, also known as the Veteran’s Consumer Fraud Bill.
In This Issue: Photos from the June 15 Veterans for Unification Membership Meeting with guest speaker, Catherine Sevedge. Veterans for Unification spotlight on the Board. Update on the Congressional Bill HR 2413 Dental Care for Veterans Act (formerly HR 914 / 117th Congress. The next meeting for Veterans for Unification is Saturday, September 28, 2024, 10-11:30AM at the Oak Park Public Library in the Veterans Room on the 2nd Floor.