Five Main Reasons I Support Veterans

LTC Moore

A little-know fact about me:  I am crazy about Veterans and Veteran's issues.  There are many reasons for this such as having a heightened awareness that those citizens who have chosen to  serve and sacrifice their time and talents - putting themselves in harms-way, should quickly obtain the benefits they were promised (and deserve). 

In Sangamon County, we have the Veterans Assistance Commission (M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at the County Building, expressly for this purpose.  Here's some information about that Office (below).  Click here to go to their web site for forms, etc:  

               200 S. Ninth St., Room 301A

Jim (l) and Joe (r)

               Springfield, IL 62701

              (217) 753-6680 (Office)

Veteran's Clinic

               5850 S. 6th Street

               Springfield, IL 62703

(217) 529-5046 - ext. 47401 / 47402 / 47403 

               

So here are the five main reasons I support veterans:
 1.  My lovely wife, Donna, is a Veteran:  Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) from the U.S. Army and the Illinois National Guard.

Here's an OLD photo of when I was a cadet back at ISU!

2. My son, Jim, is a Cadet at the United States Military Academy.

3.  My son, Joe, is a PFC in the Illinois National Guard.

4.  My Dad, Jim, is a United States Navy (circa 1946-49, sorry, no pics).

5. I am a veteran:  I served as an enlisted man for 2 years, then was a Regular Army Officer for four years; rounding out my 10 years in the Service with the Illinois National Guard in 1992.