Post 54 Events
All events are subject to current
stay-at-home rules.

In lieu of a November meeting, the following two events will take place…

Sunday, Nov 7, 9AM: Post 54 members and Cong Etz Chaim 9th grade class to post flags at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Sunday, Nov 7, 11AM - 3PM: Poppy sales at Jewel, on Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn

Sunday, Dec 12, 10AM: Monthly meeting of Post 54.  Zoom and in-person at the DuPage County 521 building.

COVID-19

Information from the VA concerning the Covid vaccine can be found here.

The Veterans Affairs department recently announced several initiatives concerning family caregivers and travel.  Click on any of the following topics to see the VA fact sheet:

• Family Caregivers Eligibility Criteria Fact Sheet
• Family Caregivers Application Process Fact Sheet
• Family Caregivers Monthly Stipend for Primary Family Caregivers Fact Sheet
• VA Travel Reimbursement and Eligibility Q & A

Everyone - veterans and non-veterans, Jewish or non-Jewish - are invited to attend.  For more information, click here.

Jewish War Veterans Presented with
State of Illinois Proclamation
in Honor of JWV 125th Anniversary

Illinois State Representative Terra Costa Howard presents a proclamation to former Illinois Department Commander Howard Goldstein, signed by Governor JB Pritzker, declaring March 15, 2021 as Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America Day in Illinois .  (Click here to read the entire proclamation).

The proclamation honors those of the “Jewish faith who have served in wars of the United States and humbly risked their lives to protect us all.”