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September Hoosier Veteran Newsletter

Indiana Veterans Affairs sent this bulletin at 09/04/2020 02:56 PM EDT

Disabled American Veterans celebrates 100 years

A century of service to veterans Sept. 25

In 2020, DAV celebrates its centennial anniversary and marks 100 years of service and support for America’s injured and ill veterans and their families.

The Disabled American Veterans of the World War (now DAV—Disabled American Veterans) was founded by former Cincinnati Judge Robert S. Marx in 1920. Marx, a U.S. Army captain who received the Distinguished Service Cross during the first World War, recognized that the nation was ill-equipped to provide the medical care and services the more than 200,000 injured and ill returning war veterans needed—and had earned.

Since the time of our founding, we have stood as an organization of veterans serving veterans as they make the critical transition from military service to civilian life. Today, with a century of service and support under our belts and more than 1 million members in our ranks, DAV continues the fight to make medical care, employment, education and other earned benefits accessible to America’s 4 million disabled veterans.

Veterans need our help today, as much as they did 100 years ago. They have earned the right to participate in the American Dream they helped to defend and we will continue our work to help make that promise possible well into the future.

Please join us this year as we mark this momentous anniversary in DAV’s history of service to the men and women who served.

Click here to learn more.

Free Voices of Veterans Live Facebook concert event 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 12.

Formed in 2016, Voices of Vets provides free live music by professional musicians to veteran homes across America. With the onset of COVID-19, veterans are on lockdown and many cannot leave their home. Live Voices of Vets is seeking assistance to help fund the purchase of digital devices like iPads and tablets to donate to veterans homes so that veterans may have access to our livestream concerts and other virtual experiences while maintaining social distancing practices.

Voices of Vets, Inc. is a non-profit organization and your contribution may be tax deductible pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. IRS tax code. Nothing in this communication is intended to constitute legal or tax advice.

This event is supported by the Anne Arundel County Veterans Affairs Commission.

RSVP for the concert here.

September 4, 2020

September 11 Memorial Virtual Run Walk (9.11 Miles) - Indianapolis

On the 19th year of remembrance our 2020 Sept. 11 Memorial Virtual Run honors those individuals that lost their lives or continue to be effected by the events of that day. This year we have chosen the charity organization National Fallen Firefigher Foundation and Tuesday's Children.

HOW TO COMPLETE:

1. Register for the race (Standard Participants will receive 9-11 Memorial Finisher Medal & Official Race Bib). Registration open until Oct. 3.

2. Choose a location.

3. It’s your race! Run, Walk; indoors or outside you set the pace. Must complete 9.11 miles.

4. Submit your results, earn your medal and bragging rights with your friends.

5. Register for your next race!

This is a LIMITED registration event. Only 1000 spots are available for this virtual challenge.

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Coronavirus Information

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is continuously monitoring the 2019 novel (new) coronavirus or COVID-19.

COVID-19 Testing Sites

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Veteran support

Veteran Eviction Avoidance

Through a grant from the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs, Indiana Legal Services Military Assistance Project has launched a Veteran Eviction Avoidance Project. If you are working with a veteran who is facing eviction or may face eviction or even fears eviction, please complete the online referral form with the veteran: http://ow.ly/DRtB50Bc5z0

If you have questions, please contact the Military Assistance Project Director Polli Pollem either via e-mail at polli.pollem@ilsi.net or by phone at 317.631.9410, x12295.

Veterans History Project

Join us 2 p.m. Sept. 8 for a watch party hosted by the Library of Congress. The webinar is free and open to all members of the public regardless of veteran status. Join here at Veterans History Project Facebook page: http://ow.ly/Zqmz50B8uTs or at http://ow.ly/BjUD50B8uTp

New Indiana Veterans Center will provide centralized services and resources for veterans at historic downtown site

by Kirsten Clark

INDIANAPOLIS – On March 15, 1919, members of the American Expeditionary Force convened in Paris to form the first American Legion caucus. This historic event marked the start of an organization dedicated to creating and fighting for veteran benefits, resources and programs. The new American Legion crafted the first pages of the G.I. Bill and established the U.S. Veterans Bureau, which would later become the Veterans Administration.