for Post Member's consideration . . .
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CALLING ALL VETERANS and the General Public
Run for the Greater Good 5K
Announcing the FIRST ANNUAL
VETERANS 5K RUN / WALK
see you in 2024
Odyssey Sweet Spot Parking Lot
19111 Oak Park Avenue Tinley Park, IL
Veterans are asked to please wear any corresponding military clothing
(such as a hat with your branch)
so that our runners can identify who they are running for!
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2024 Veterans Golf Classic Outing
Benefitting the Village of Orland Park Veterans Commission and its affiliates
American Legion Orland Memorial Post #111
Orland-Palos Reber-Tesmond Veterans of Foreign War Post #2604
PAWWS Service Dogs for Disabled Vets • Veterans’ Garage • Veterans’ Voices
hosted by Mayor Keith Pekau,
the Orland Park Board of Trustees,
and the Orland Park Veterans Commission
on Tuesday, August TBD, 2024
at Silver Lakes Country Club, Orland Park, IL
Area businesses are welcome & invited to help support this event
to benefit the Orland Park Veterans Commission and its affiliates by helping to sponsor the outing or donating raffle and/or door prizes.
Sponsorships are still available for the outing.
Contact VFW Post 2604:
Cmdr. Ron Raimbault (708) 275-7864 or
Sr Vice Cmdr. Jim Thompson (708) 785-4022
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Annual Pancake Breakfast
Bring the family and have fun with
VFW Post 2604 and Orland's Boy Scout Troop 318
On Sunday, September TBD, 2024 from 8am to12 noon
at the Orland Park Community Center, 14750 Ravinia Drive
see YOU there
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Howard County [Indiana] Veterans Organization
42th Annual Kokomo Veterans Reunion
see YOU next year in September 2024
at the Howard County Healing Field.
All vets are welcome, so go to their website for details --
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Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
20953 W Hoff Rd / Rt. 53 S, Elwood, IL 60421
Phone: 815-423-9958 \ FAX: 815-423-5824
Invites the public, once every quarter,
to attend the next
Memorial Squad Direct Burial ceremony
for all service members
buried during the previous quarter and
had no one in attendance at their burial.
All 2020 ceremonies start at 9am
at Shelter C on:
Monday, January 13
Tuesday, April 14
Thursday, July 9
Friday, October 9
Each ceremony includes
a rifle salute, taps, flag folding, and
presentation of the American flag
to an invited guest of the Memorial Squad
Be there for the final tribute to America’s HEROES . . .
Veterans and the public are welcome
If you would like to join the Memorial Squad
Please call the squad at 815-474-0321
You are not required to be a veteran to be a member
As of Jan 31,2024 there are
74,055 Interments
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