SiteTitle | • | Little Village Man, Marine Corps Veteran First Selected to Be Honored with the Abraham Lincoln Veteran Champion Award | [X] |
Organization | • | Illinois Department of Veterans` Affairs | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 October 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Jose L. Campos grew up in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago and joined the Marine Corps in 2002. With 3 overseas tours behind him as a Field Radio Operator, including a deployment to Afghanistan in 2006, he left the Corps. When discharged, Campos then returned to Illinois - and the Little Village - where he embarked on a new mission. As a member of the YMCA of Metro Chicagos Urban Warriors, he and other veterans met with and mentored at-risk youth to help them avoid the pitfalls of fractured neighborhoods, and to help combat veterans heal from combat experiences. | | | | Date Created: | 10-10-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1211**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054402 Original UID: 175779 FIRST WORD: Little | |
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