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Des Plaines Veterans Of Foreign Wars

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Veterans Museum Grand Opening in Des Plaines

The grand opening to the new Veterans of Foreign Wars Museum will take place on Nov. 10.

A new museum is opening in Des Plaines on Saturday, and it is steadily revealing military artifacts from hiding. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2992 will host a grand opening for its new museum, which will include items and information from all branches of the U.S. military, at Oakton Pavilion, 1660 Oakton Place, at 10 a.m. on Nov. 10. The retirement community is partnering with the VFW post for the project. Steve Schaefer, one of the organizers of the museum project, stated in an email to Patch that the public’s response had been great. “People have been excited about putting some of their family military artifacts on display instead of being stored in their closets,” Schaefer stated. “In fact we will be needing to move into a bigger room …

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Oakton Pavillion

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Share Your Heroes for Veterans Day

Upload a photo or video of your loved-one to be featured on Veterans Day.

If so, there have got to be some good photos and videos to show it. So, dig through that old shoebox; find that file folder or scroll way down on your profile pictures—they’re bound to be somewhere. Whether you were a Marine aboard Camp Pendleton or a soldier in Germany, Patch wants to see your photos and videos and hear your story. If you take pictures at the Veterans Day ceremony at Lake Park Memorial Pavilion at 11 a.m. on Friday, you can share them with the community by uploading them here. Is there a photo showing you serving the veteran community? We want to see that too. Simply upload your photos by: 1. Clicking the green “Submit Your Photos & Videos” button below this story. 2. Click “Choose files to upload.” Select the photo or …

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VFW Set to Expand at New Location and Lake Park Memorial Pavilion

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