ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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Benefits and Services for Veterans and their Families
8,593
Veterans and Dependents served by VSO (FY2023)
$4,792,131.43
Deceased, Disabled and MIA-POW Veterans Dependents Scholarship
591,626
Veterans in Illinois (FY23)
Monthly Highlights
- Month of the Military Caregiver:
- National Military Appreciation Month:
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month:
- 5/1: Loyalty Day:
- 5/1: Silver Star Service Banner Day:
- 5/2: Women’s Overseas Service League Established:
- 5/4: International Firefighters Day:
- 5/6-12: National Nurse’s Week:
- 5/13: Children of Fallen Patriot’s Day:
- 5/13 (1908): Navy Nurse Corps Established:
- 5/14: Mother’s Day:
- 5/15: Women’s’ Army Auxiliary Corps Established (1942):
- 5/15: Peace Officers Memorial Day:
- 5/21: Armed Forces Day:
- 5/22: National Maritime Day:
- 5/25: National Senior Health and Fitness Day:
- 5/29: Memorial Day:
Calendar of Events
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