Veterans Information

VETERANS INFORMATION
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By PHONE
VFW Helpline                      800 VFW-1899 (839-1899)
IL Dept of Vet Affairs         217 782-6641      833 S Spring St, POB 19432, Springfield, IL 62794
                                             www.state.il.us/agency/dva/contactus.htm
VA Benefits:                        800 827-1000    www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf
Health Benefits                  877 222-8387
Education Benefits            888 442-4551
Life Insurance                    800 669-8477
Debt Management             800 827-0648
Mammography Hotline      888 492-7844
Telecommunications Device
   for the Deaf                      800 829-4833

CHAMPVA                             800 733-8387
Headstones and Markers  800 697-6947
All Flags (Flags & grave markers)   630 351-5481
Gulf War &                            800 749-8387
    Agent Orange Helpline
Health Eligibility Center      404 235-1257
     1644 Tullie Circle
     Atlanta, GA 30329-2303
Toll Free Bulletin Board       800 US1-VETS (871-8387)
       (VA ONLINE)
DuPage County Veterans
    Assistance Commission   630 407-7566 FAX: 630 407-5656
     421 N. County Farm Rd
     Wheaton, IL 60187        www.co.dupage.il.us/vac
                                             DuPagevac@dupageco.org
VFW IL District 19              www.vfwwebcom.org/il/dist19

World Wide Web Links

VFW Website                      www.vfw.org
VFW Email                           vfw@vfwdc.org
VFW Links                           www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=misc.related&tok=1

VA Home Page                     www.va.gov
VA Consumer Affairs           www.va.gov/customer/conaff.asp
VA Public Affairs Events     www.va.gov/opa

VA Benefits & Health Care Information

Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents www1.va.gov/OPA/vadocs/current_benefits.asp
VA Compensation & Pension Benefits   www.vba.va.gov/bln/21
VA Benefits On-line Application             www.vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp
Health Benefits & Services                   www.va.gov/vbs/health
Health Benefits Eligibility/Enrollment    www.va.gov/health/eilg
Burial & Memorial Benefits                     www.cem.va.gov & www.cem.va.gov/pmc.htm
Military Funeral Honors                         www.military funeralhonors.osd.mil
                                       Army              800-350-7746
                                        Navy             504 678-1275
                                  Air Force            618 256-4586
                                    Marines            816 843-3884
                             Coast Guard            216 902-617
Bugles Across America                          www.buglesacrossamerica.org
Army Bands                                              www.bands.army.mil
Education Benefits & Services             www.gibill.va.gov
VA Home Loan Guaranties                     www.homeloans.va.gov
Veterans’ Claim Appeals                        www.va.gov/bvs/bva
Benefits & Services Outside US           www.vba.va.gov/foreign
VA's Michelle Smith (Carl Digrazia)     312-353-2609
                                                                  2122 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612 (near Damon Ave)
                                                                  vfwcdigr2@vba.va.gov
VA Directory for Illinois:            www2.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?STATE=IL&dnum=ALL

Forms
VA Forms                                               www.va.gov/forms
Additional Govt Forms                         www.vba.va.gov/pubs/otherforms.htm

Employment Assistance
Information for Veterans                       www.opm.gov/veterans/index.htm
Veterans’ Hiring Preference                 www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.htm
Federal Govt Job Openings                 www.usajobs.opm.gov
Dept of Labor Employment & Training Svc www.dol.gov/dol/vets
Construction Jobs                                 www.helmetstohardhats.org
Vet Jobs                                                  www.vetjobs.com
Jobs (full & part-time)                            www.hirepatriots.com
Jobs by Military Networking                 www.hireahero.org

Business Assistance
Small Business Administration www.sba.gov/vets
VA Off of Small & Disadvantaged Bus Utilization www.va.gov/olsdbu

Other Useful Sites
Military Salute: Lots of Useful Info!   http://militarysalute.proboards45.com/
State (Dept) of Illinois VFW                  www.vfwil.org
Washington DC VFW                             www.vfwdc.org
VFW Documents/Resources                www.vfwdepartmentresources.org
VFW Memorial Wall                               http://donate.vfw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=2007_Memorial_Wall
America Supports You                          www.americasupportsyou.mil
Flag Information                                    www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/4/ch1.html
Frequently Asked Questions                   www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/faq.htm
Burial in Arlington National Cemetery    www.mdw.army.mil/fs-a02a.htm
Department of Defense                           www.defenselink.mil
Military Records and Medals                  www.nara.gov/regional/mpr.html
Request Military Personnel Records     www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html
                                                                    http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html
DD214 Records Request                         http://vetrecs.archives.gov/
Veterans Radio Hour                                www.veteransradiohour.com
    2 stations near 60108 broadcast on Sundays from 9pm-10pm
         WBIG AM Aurora 1280
         WRMN AM Elgin 1410
Armed Forces Network                               www.armedforces.net

Military Connections                                   www.militaryconnections.com
Army Sports                                                  www.armysports.com
TV Programs                                                 http://military.discovery.com
Dog Tag Return                                            www.roskamdogtag.com
La Version en Espanol de Este Folleto     www.va.gov/opa/feature/index.htm
Veterans Airlift Command                          www.veteransairlift.org/page/home.jsp
                               We provide air transportation for medical and other compassionate
                               purposes to wounded warriors, veterans, and their families through a
                               national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots.   Our priority
                               is on the veterans of Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
                               (Afghanistan). As capacity allows, our mission will expand to serve
                               veterans of other conflicts.
Veterans Info (PTSD focus)                       www.veteransinfo.org
Help for Soldiers in Need                          www.soldiersangels.org
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust   http://www.dav.org
Fisher House Foundation                          www.fisherhouse.org

Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans www.helpaveteran.org
       119 N West St, Wheaton, IL 60187
       tel: 630 871-8387
       Their links to other vet resources:          www.helpaveteran.org/resources.htm
Chicago Homeless Sandwich Run:           http://chicagosandwichrun.org    Run by veterans.
   Click on 2nd video for Sandwich Run:            http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=72083
"The American Veteran"                             www1.va.gov/opa/feature/amervet/index.asp
                              Videos: "The American Veteran" tells the stories of service and sacrifice made
                              by America's men and women in uniform and discusses some of the benefits
                               they have earned.
VFW Post 6156 (Greensburg, KS) website with link to "The American Veteran" www.vfwwebcom.org/ks/post6156
A Force for Good                                         www.defenselink.mil/forceforgood/index.html
Heroes in the War on Terror                     www.defenselink.mil/heroes/index.html
A Millions Thanks                                        www.amillionthanks.org/MUST_SEE_WEBSITES.asp
Multi-national Force Iraq                            www.mnf-iraq.com
USO (United Service Organizations)       www.uso.org
Thank an Army Soldier or Army Vet:          www.freedomteamsalute.com
How to Spit Shine Shoes:                         www.bahrnoproducts.com/spitshineshoes.htm
Armed Forces Benefits:                              www.armedforcesbenefits.org
Support4Vets                                               www.support4vets.com
Elite Service Disabled Veteran-Owned
     Business Network                                 www.elitesdvob.org
Veterans' Voice                                           www.theveteransvoice.com
DuPage Veterans Memorial                      www.dupageco-il-vetsmemorial.org
Info/Help on VA Loans (commercial)        www.varesearchcenter.com
Batavia Cares                                              www.bataviacares.org
In Memoriam                                                www.inmemoriam.us
Beyond Orders                                            www.beyondorders.org
Iraq and Afghanistan Vets                          www.communityofveterans.org
Heraldry (Medals, Badges, Ranks, etc) www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil
Ranger Memorial                                         www.rangermemorial.org
Center for Oral History (input welcome) www.westpointcoh.org
Veterans History Project (input welcome)   www.loc.gov/vets
Glen Ellyn Vet Hist Proj (input welcome)    www.gepl.org/veteranshistoryproject (Glen Ellyn Pub Lib: 630-469-0879)
Free Blue Star Flag                                    www.grantham.edu/promo/freebluestar.php
Veterans Grave Markers                           www.nemfg.com
Free VFW Personal Accident Insurance www.vfwinsurance.com/PAPP.htm
Honor Flight Chicago (free trip to WWII Memorial)   www.honorflightchicago.org
Patriot Guard Riders                                  www.patriotguardriders.com
PTSD Sourebook           www.amazon.com/Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder-Sourcebook-Schiraldi/dp/0737302658

Bloomingdale VFW Post 7539 Resources
Local Seamstress for Patch Sewing        "Helen's [Elenica's] Alterations & Cleaners" 630 351-2168
Kale's Uniforms (Wheaton)                        (630) 665-9926
Cook's Sports (shirts, embroidery)          (630) 980-3070

Military Equipment and Paraphernalia:
www.wwmeinc.com WorldWide Militaria LLC, 2000 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 200, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 630 671-8340
www.veteranspride.com
www.medalsforyou.com
www.crwflags.com
www.cvsflags.com
www.citationexpress.com
www.flyingtigerssurplus.com
www.vetssupplyline.com
www.1armystore.com
www.gruntsmilitary.com
www.qmuniforms.com

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DoD Webmaster's site commemorating the anniversary of the bombing and destruction of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, April 19, 1995:   www.nuwc.navy.mil/hq/webmaster/okmem.html

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Jack Walters:   www.jackwalters.com/
American Women in Uniform:    http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/
Veterans Alliance Service Center:    http://vets.com/
Dog Tags Online:   www.dogtagsonline.com
Military Family Members Information:    http://cinchouse.com
Jennifer Martinez Online - Working For Truth & Freedom in the POW/MIA Issue: www.jenmartinez.com/
NOMADS-Military Veterans Motorcycle Club -Western United States:   www.valleytraffic.com/MVMC-CA-NOMADS/
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In Honor of Our Nation's First Soldiers, Armed Citizens In Honor of Our Nation's First Soldiers, Armed Citizens In Honor of Our Nation's First Soldiers, Armed Citizens

Lexington Concord
Lexington-Concord: "The Shot Heard 'Round The World"
Minutemen and Militia defended the Right to Arms (self-defense; later Second Amendment), as the British (the government) sought to destroy their weapon stores.
April 19, 1775 (Patriot's Day)
The night before, did Paul Revere shout, "The British are coming! The British are Coming!"?
No, he quietly warned, "The regulars [government soldiers on the orders of a tyrant] are coming out!"
Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere

Veterans Organizations
The Veterans Administration - www.va.gov
Armed Forces Retirement Home - www.defenselink.mil/specials/heroes/
Veterans of Foreign Wars - www.vfw.org
Darrel Wakley's Veterans Links - www.ida.net/users/lamar/VetOrgLinks.html
Veterans On The Internet Mugshots - www.vetmugshots.org
Vote Vets - www.votevets.org
VFW's Best Post :) - www.vfw7539.org

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POW/MIA Pages
Library of Congress POW/MIA Database - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pow/powquery.html
POW/MIA Freedom Fighters - www.powmiaff.org

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Vietnam War Veteran Specific
The Healing Wall - www.thehealingwall.com/
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 701 - www.theveteran.net/vva701/
Willy's Place - www.oregoncoast.com/willy/
B Co, 1st Tank BN - www.usmctanker.com/
Veteran Force of America - http://members.aol.com/CVernon6/index.htm
Peter Griffin - www.angelfire.com/nc2/vietnamvet/index.html
11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia - www.11thcavnam.com/
Marine Corps Vietnam Documents - www.thevietnamfiles.com
View the Wall (Vietnam Veterans Memorial) - www.viewthewall.com
Vietnam Maps - www.rjsmith.com/topo_map.html
Vietnam War Resources: www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/Vietnam.html

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Korean War Veteran Specific
Korean War Veterans Assn. Inc. - www.kwva.org
The Korean War Project - www.kwp.org/
US Military's Korean War Site - http://korea50.army.mil/

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WWII Veteran Specific
WWII US Veteran's Website - http://ww2.vet.org/

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Department of Defense Links
Commander in Chief -
The President of the United States - The Whitehouse - www.whitehouse.gov
Department of Defense Link - www.defenselink.mil/

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Links to Weapon Manufacturers - www.weapons.com
The Veteran Voice - www.veteranvoice.com
Army Field Manual 7-21-13 - www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/7-21-13/chap1.htm#sec1
Contacting Congress - www.visi.com/juan/congress/

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Military Academy and Other Military Links:

www.westpoint.edu, www. usma.edu, www.west-point.org, www.aogusma.org, www.aafes.com, www.cadetstuff.org, www.usmilitaryabout.com, www.goarmysports.com, www.academyphoto.com, www.usaa.com, www.penfed.org.

As well as www.wppci.org and the many links it offers (eg, www.usma.edu, aka www.usma.army.mil), you are encouraged to visit www.west-point.org, the entry- way to a number of helpful services, to include Plebe-Net (join at www.west-point.org/parent/plebe-net) and Parent Forum (www.west-point.org/parent/parent-forum), and a sponsored site put together by cadets themselves: www.westpointcadets.org. For a link to USMA's "Undergraduate Journal of Social Sciences," click here www.soshjournal.org. For quick questions and answers, check out www.west-point.org/parent/wpp-net/faq and www.west-point.org/parent/plebe-net/links.htm.

For www.usma.edu, the "Search/Reference" section is a very useful tool. Go there and you will also find the USMA master calendar (www.dean.usma.edu/sebpublic/mastercalendar) to discover march days and other events. Under another section, "Agencies," click on "USCC Commandant's Corner" for contacts at the Directorate of Cadet Activities. Please realize that many USCC (things pertaining to the Corps, and specifically training of the Corps) are not listed on the calendar. Also, the reference to WPS is “West Point School,” the elementary school on post – NOT the United Stated Military Academy. For a link to valuable West Point Parent Club information, you can also check out www.usma.edu/publicaffairs/club.htm. A somewhat related site is www.virtualwp.org. A digital collection from the USMA Library is located at: http://digital-library.usma.edu/collections/. The local Association of Graduates (AOG) society can be found at www.aogusma.org/soc/chicago. Parent resources, as recommended by the AOG, can be found at www.aogusma.org/wpf/parents-fund/resource.htm. Alumni support information can be found at www.westpointaog.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=2705 . Vietnam Wall roster of Academy graduates: www.academybiznet.org/VietnamMemorial.html

Click here for USMA founding document. Please use the following site to obtain multiple reproductions of this document (especially for Founders Day place mats): www.westpointgiftstore.com

The following sites relate to USMA sports: www.goarmysports.com, www.armysports.com, and www.armyrfc.com (rugby).

The following sites include West Point-related gift items: www.westpointgiftstore.com, www.dusagiftshop.com, www.shopthepoint.com, www.goarmysports.com, www.thecorpshas.com, www.loveacadet.com, www.vasily.com, www.usma.edu/uscc/dca/stores/academystores.htm.

For art, check out www.bahrnoproducts/westartpoint.htm.

The following sites link to numerous other sites providing military information: www.aogusma.org, www.moaa.org, www.military.com, www.army.mil, and www.army.mil/soldiers, and www.vfw.org. Military items can be found at www.supertrooper.com, www.uscavstore.com, and www.aafes.com. The Military Channel videos can be found at http://military.discover.com. Link to B2B service academy graduate networking service: www.isabrd.com. Casual websearches on appropriate keywords will lead you to still more interesting and official sites.

More Links for Veterans
(Thanks to an anonymous source.)

Below are web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how to file/ask for them. Accordingly, there are many sites that explain how to obtain books, military/medical records, information and how to appeal a denied claim with the VA. Please pass this information on to every Veteran you know. Nearly 100% of this information is free and available for all veterans, the only catch is: you have to ask for it, because they won't tell you about a specific benefit unless you ask for it. You need to know what questions to ask so the right doors open for you - and then be ready to have an advocate who is willing to work with and for you, stay in the process, and press for your rights and your best interests.

Persian Gulf Registry: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1003
This program is now referred to as Gulf War Registry Program (to include Operation Iraqi Freedom) as of March 7, 2005: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1232
Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1006
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_War_Veterans'_Illnesses_Appendices.doc
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress: http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_war_2002/GulfWarRpt02.pdf
Phase I PGR: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1004
Phase II PGR: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1005
Policy Manual Index: http://www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm
Power of Attorney: http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch03.doc
Project 112 (Including Project SHAD): http://www1.va.gov/shad/

Prosthetics Eligibility: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337
Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page: http://www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/
Public Health/SARS: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/SARS/
Publications Manuals: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4
Publications and Reports: http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_individual.cfm?webpage=gulf_war.htm
Records Center and Vault Homepage: http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/default.html
Records Center and Vault Site Map: http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/sitemap.html
REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM CLAIMANT'S RECORDS: http://www.forms.va.gov/va/Internet/VARF/getformharness.asp?formName=3288-form.xft
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002: http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses: http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/ReportandRecommendations_2004.pdf
Research and Development: http://www.appc1.va.gov/resdev/programs/all_programs.cfm
Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance: http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partiii_chapter35_.html

Title 38
Index
Parts 0-17
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Title 38
Part 3 Adjudication
Subpart A, Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation:

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Title 38
Pensions, Bonuses & Veterans Relief
(also 3.317 Compensation for certain disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses found here):

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Title 38
PART 4 - SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES
Subpart B - DISABILITY RATINGS
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Title 38
4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual.
PART 4, SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES
Subpart A, General Policy in Rating
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U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: http://www.vetapp.gov/
VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf
VA Fact Sheet: http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html
VA Health Care Eligibility: http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/home/hecmain.asp
VA INSTITUTING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTION (GAF): http://www.avapl.org/gaf/gaf.html
VA Life Insurance Handbook, Chapter 3: http://www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGl iSite/GLIhandbook/glibookletch3.htm#310
VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans: http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm
VA MS Research: http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp
VA National Hepatitis C Program: http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/
VA Office of Research and Development: http://www1.va.gov/resdev/
VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War: http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp
VA WMD EMSHG: http://www1.va.gov/emshg/
VA WRIISC-DC: http://www.va.gov/WRIISC-DC/
VAOIG Hotline Telephone Number and Address: http://www.va.gov/oig/hotline/hotline3.ht m
Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service: http://www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm
Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page: http://www.vba.va.gov/
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information: http://valaw.org/
VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/
VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives: http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/page.cfm?pg=13
VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/
VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans(tm) Health: http://www1.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index.asp
Vocational Rehabilitation: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/InterSubsistencefy04.doc
VONAPP online: http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp
WARMS - 38 CFR Book C: http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/bookc.html
Wartime Disability Compensation: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1110> &docid=Cite:+38USC1110
War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey: http://www.wri.med.va.gov/
Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site: http://www.gibill.va.gov/
What VA Social Workers Do: http://www1.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3
WRIISC Patient Eligibility: http://www.illegion.org/va1.html

Mutual Admiration Society: http://cflnewschat.org/topic/7086576/1/ and http://anyveteran.org/smf/index.php?action=printpage;topic=35.0
Veterans Humor: www.bahrnoproducts.com/humorandinterestingitems.htm and www.geocities.com/vfw7539/humor.htm

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Comrades, RIP: In St. Paul Evergreen Cemetery in Bloomingdale, IL, lie 9 soldiers from the War of 1812 and 26 soldiers from the Civil War. Union headstones are rounded; Confederate, pointed. Legend says that the pointed top was adopted to prevent "Yankees" from sitting on Confederate headstones. Also here lies beloved comrade Otto Knapp, our All-State Post Commander, 1994-95. Some 68 veterans are buried in this cemetery, with graves indicated by markers donated by the Bloomingdale Historical Society and the Bloomingdale VFW Post 7539. Our ceremony honors them every year on Memorial Day. Come join us!

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