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VETERANS ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Mayor's Veterans Advisory Council was formed in January of 2005 to give Veterans a voice in municipal government, and to identify ways to help provide information on Veterans Benefits to those who need them.

Members of the Council are:

Roy Dolgos - Chairman
DeAnna Cagley -Vice Chair
John Russo - Secretary
George Alexander
Greg Curran
Marvin Farmer
James Forstall
J. D. Knox
Mike Walton
 

Local Veterans Assistance Organizations
American Legion Post 32
505 American Legion Ave.
Springfield, IL 62701
217-523-3425
http://members.warpnet.net/amleg32/
Below is a partial list of agencies that offer assistance to Veterans
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Http://www.state.il.us/agency/dva
1-800-437-9824

Illinois Department of Military Affairs
(Illinois National Guard)
http://www.il.ngb.army.mil
1-866-524-4564

How to Protect Yourself from ID Theft
http://www.operationhomefront.org

U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov
1-800-827-1000

Illinois Assoc. of County Veterans Assistance Commission
http://www.iacvac.org
 

Illinois Dept. of Employment Security
1300 S. Ninth St. Springfield, IL 62703
Veterans Employment & Business Services
217-782-3846 Ext.362

Links to Veterans Organizations

American Legion (Illinois)
http://www.illegion.org

Veterans of Foreign Wars (Illinois)
http://www.vfwil.org

Disabled American Veterans (National)
http://www.dav.org

American Ex-Prisoners of War (National)
http://www.axpow.org

AMVETS (National)
http://www.amvets.org

Blinded Veterans of America (National)
http://www.bva.org

Marine Corps League (National)
http://www.mcleague.org

Military Order of the Purple Heart (National)
http://www.purpleheart.org

Paralyzed Veterans of America (National)
http://www.pva.org

Vietnam Veterans of America (National)
http://www.vva.org

 
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