Organization | • | Illinois Department of Veterans` Affairs | [X] |
| | 41: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 August 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA), in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois State Fair, hosted veterans and their family members to a great day at the State Fair admission free on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, with a surprise visit by Governor Pat Quinn, Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka and other elected and appointed officials to veteran-centric events. | | | | Date Created: | 08-11-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 925**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052900 Original UID: 174124 FIRST WORD: Veterans | |
| 42: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 April 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Anna Veterans' Home is located in the Anna-Jonesboro community in Union County. This modern, single story structure opened in August 1994. Situated on 16 acres, the Home provides skilled nursing care services to eligible veterans. The Home has a 50-bed nursing care capacity and ten beds in six adjoining apartment-style domiciliary units. The home employs 81 professionals with an annual budget of over $6.7 million dollars. | | | | Date Created: | 04-23-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 449**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053049 Original UID: 174284 FIRST WORD: IDVA | |
| 43: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 April 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | On Friday, April 18 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Ms Hively and her children were fishing on a lake at the Illinois veterans Home- Quincy when a resident apparently lost control of his electric wheelchair and fell into the water, which was over his head. | | | | Date Created: | 04-23-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 447**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053050 Original UID: 174285 FIRST WORD: IDVA | |
| 44: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 April 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Media roundtable/interviews concerning IDVA Fy2015 Budget and IDVA Operations at Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. | | | | Date Created: | 04-29-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 486**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053098 Original UID: 174348 FIRST WORD: IDVA | |
| 45: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 April 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | As the Illinois General Assembly remains in session in Springfield until May 31, the Illinois Department of Veterans seeks to highlight the impact of pending FY2015 budget decisions. | | | | Date Created: | 04-30-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 487**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053117 Original UID: 174369 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 46: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 May 20 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) and Illinois Joining Forces (IJF)needs your help in reaching veterans, military personnel and military families with information about how IJF can help them find the services and support they need. | | | | Date Created: | 05-20-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 591**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053246 Original UID: 174514 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 47: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 May 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) and Illinois Joining Forces (IJF) needs your help in reaching veterans, military personnel and military families with information about how IJF can help them find the services and support they need. | | | | Date Created: | 05-23-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 612**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053281 Original UID: 174552 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 48: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 May 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Chindavanh Keomuongchanh and his family fled Laos to avoid persecution by the ruling Communist government. He and his family arrived in Illinois, where he completed high school and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy for a career spanning three decades, including deployments to the Indian Ocean, Western Pacific, Mediterranean, and Persian Gulf Theaters, culminating with his retirement as a Petty Officer 1st Class in logistics. He earned numerous awards and decorations for his service, including the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, five Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, two Joint Meritorious Unit Awards, the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two Bronze Stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, and Expert Rifleman and Pistol Medals, and the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist Designator. | | | | Date Created: | 05-23-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 613**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053282 Original UID: 174554 FIRST WORD: Elgin | |
| 49: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 May 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In a simple and moving ceremony at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, Mr. Chindavanh Keomuongchanh was honored by Erica Borggren, Director, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) as the Veteran of the Month for June 2014 at the Elgin Veterans Memorial Park. | | | | Date Created: | 05-29-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 643**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053320 Original UID: 174593 FIRST WORD: Laotian | |
| 50: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 May 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In a simple and moving ceremony at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, Mr. Chindavanh Keomuongchanh was honored by Erica Borggren, Director, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) as the Veteran of the Month for May 2014 at the Elgin Veterans Memorial Park. | | | | Date Created: | 05-30-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 647**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053325 Original UID: 174598 FIRST WORD: Laotian | |
| 51: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 June 17 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Herschel Luckinbill served as a Machinist Mate in the Navy in the early days of the Vietnam War on the USS OBrien (DD-725), a Sumner-class destroyer with a distinguished service record which began off the Normandy coast on D-Day. During his second cruise on the OBrien in Vietnamese waters on December 23, 1966, the ship took three direct hits from North Vietnamese coastal batteries, killing two sailors and wounding four others. Luckinbill survived a near miss as one of the deadly shells struck near his assigned bunk, killing another sailor. He completed his enlistment, having earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze stars, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. | | | | Date Created: | 06-17-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 711**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053393 Original UID: 174665 FIRST WORD: Montgomery | |
| 52: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 June 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | On December 23, 1966, Lucky Luckinbill was just that, when shells from hostile North Vietnamese shore batteries ripped through the USS OBrien, killing two sailors and wounding four others. Luckinbill survived a near miss, as one of the deadly shells struck near his assigned sleeping berth in the crew quarters on his ship, killing one of the other sailors. | | | | Date Created: | 06-24-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 735**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053449 Original UID: 174727 FIRST WORD: Navy | |
| 53: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 September 5 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Governors Award for Excellence in Veteran Education highlights the work of Illinois colleges and universities whose veterans programs go above and beyond basic services, and whose accomplishments in veteran-friendly programs significantly impact the overall experience of the student veteran community. Governor Pat Quinn recognizes a different college or university for excellence and achievement and the award is typically presented by Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs acting Director Rodrigo Garcia. | | | | Date Created: | 09-05-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1040**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053550 Original UID: 174841 FIRST WORD: Southern | |
| 54: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 September 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | With a tradition of proven support for veterans, military students and their families, Southern Illinois University Carbondale was presented with the Spring 2014 Governors Award for Excellence in Veteran Education, at a ceremony Thursday, September 11 outside the Traveling Vietnam Wall exhibit on the SIU campus. | | | | Date Created: | 09-11-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1063**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054062 Original UID: 175372 FIRST WORD: Southern | |
| 55: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 October 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Jaime P. Pesongco, as a young man in the Philippines joined U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) in the initial days of the United States involvement in World War II. Once Japanese troops had overrun the Allied forces in the Philippines in 1942, he joined the Resistance and served for over 30 months fighting the Japanese forces and providing support to American and Allied efforts to liberate the Commonwealth. He was mustered out of the service on May 19, 1945 after helping free his country. | | | | Date Created: | 10-01-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1168**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054304 Original UID: 175649 FIRST WORD: Chicago | |
| 56: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 October 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Jaime P. Pesongco, as a young man in the Philippines joined U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) in the initial days of the United States involvement in World War II. Once Imperial Japanese troops had overrun the Allied forces in the Philippines in 1942, he joined the Resistance. There he served for over 30 months fighting the Japanese forces and providing support to American and Allied efforts to liberate the Commonwealth, at times only armed with a bolo, the traditional knife of the Philippines. | | | | Date Created: | 10-03-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1176**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054310 Original UID: 175655 FIRST WORD: Chicago | |
| 57: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 October 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | At this unique event, veteran-owned businesses and entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to meet with high-level procurement managers at key state and federal agencies, and will learn about vendor requirements, high demand products/services, and what they can do to position themselves for success. The event is no-cost for veteran business owners and entrepreneurs. | | | | Date Created: | 10-07-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1187**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054363 Original UID: 175730 FIRST WORD: Procurement | |
| 58: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 October 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Abraham Lincoln Veteran Champion Award (ALVCA) highlights and honors Illinois veterans whose contributions in service to the veteran community and their local communities are truly above and beyond. Nominees are evaluated on the basis of their leadership, dedication, innovation, and impact in serving these communities. ALVCA recipients are those whose efforts add to the powerful narrative that veterans are dedicated, lifelong public servants from whose efforts all of Illinois' communities stand to benefit. In contributing to this narrative through their service to veteran and local communities, the ALVCA recipients not only impact the lives of those they serve, but also the overall advocacy effort for Illinois veterans. | | | | Date Created: | 10-09-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1199**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054387 Original UID: 175760 FIRST WORD: US | |
| 59: | | 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 | |
| 60: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) recognized John Carr a U.S. Army veteran, distinguished veteran leader, and the retired Supervisor for Kane Countys Veterans Assistance Commission as the Illinois Veteran of the Month for January 2014 at a ceremony at in Geneva today. | | | | Date Created: | 01-21-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 80**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054629 Original UID: 176040 FIRST WORD: Kane | |
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