Action Items - Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs

Updated: 1 Sep 2011
o Battery A & B 1 st Battalion 194 th Field Artillery (2 nd Brigade Combat Team) Post-Mobilization Yellow
Ribbon Event, 8-9 Oct 2011, Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center, 1405 Highway 71 South, Okoboji
IA 51355, Jessica Taylor, Yellow Ribbon Support Specialist (Iowa National Guard), (515) 334-2879,
jess.taylor@us.army.mil, Note – this will also include the 2168 th Transportation Company
o 2011 Association of the United States Army NATIONAL Conference, 10-12 Oct 2011, Washington DC,
http://www.ausa.org
o Patching Ceremony, 11 Oct 2011 1000-1030, Joint Forces Headquarters Iowa National Guard, 6100 NW
78 th Avenue, Johnston IA 50131, Lieutenant Colonel William F. McClintock, (515) 252-4133,
mac.mcclintock@us.army.mil, Note – A patching ceremony is a monthly event when Iowa National Guard
Soldiers who recently graduated from Initial Entry Training are presented with their patch of assignment by
The Adjutant General and Senior Enlisted Leader. It marks the first day the Soldier is assigned to their unit.
o Monthly Meeting of Loess Hills Chapter Blue Star Mothers of America, 11 Oct 2011 1830, Perkins
Restaurant, 3250 South Expressway, Council Bluffs IA 51501, KC Hummel, 515-291-3229,
kc.hummel@iowa.gov
o Wapello County Homeless Veterans Stand Down, 11 Oct 2011 1000-1900, Ottumwa National Guard
Armory, 2858 North Court Road, Ottumwa IA 52501-1198, Dan Hoy, Wapello County Director of
Veterans Affairs, (641) 684-8079, wapelloveterans@pcsia.net, Note – At 6:00 p.m. we will have Moe
Armstrong speak. Moe is a former homeless Vet who has battled and overcome serious mental health
issues. We will be offering too many services to list, including med screenings, haircuts, resume
workshops, clothing, and VA services. Trans will be provided from a few locations around SE Iowa, and I
will provide further on that when we get it worked out. Two meals will be provided that day. I would ask
that everyone of us who can attend, please do. Please let your Veterans, (homeless, at-risk, or extremely
low income), know about this event.
o United States Navy (USN) Birthday – 236 years, 13 Oct 2011 (October 13, 1775)
o Disabled American Veterans Department of Iowa’s Mobile Service Office Visit, 15 Oct 2011 0800-1600,
Big Barn Harley-Davidson, 81 Northwest 49th Place, Des Moines IA, Robert Peterson, Larry Jatho, More
details TBA.
o Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs IDVA Fall School FOR County Commissioners of Veterans
Affairs, 18 Oct 2011 0800-1630, (Specific Location To Be Determined), Carroll IA, Jodi S. Tymeson,
(515) 242-5333, Jodi.Tymeson@iowa.gov, Note – this training is FREE OF CHARGE for County
Commissioners of Veterans Affairs, and attendance by these leaders is highly encouraged.
o District 2 American Legion Fall Conference (Dubuque, Jones, Jackson, Clinton, Scott Counties), 15 Oct
2011, Dubuque American Legion Post, Dubuque IA, Leonard Ernst, District 2 Commander, (563) 872-
5651, seconddistrict@ialegion.org
o District 3 American Legion Fall Conference (Wright, Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Hardin, Grundy, Black
Hawk, Marshall, Tama, and Benton Counties), 15 Oct 2011, Marshalltown American Legion Post,
Marshalltown IA, Brent Wightman, District 3 Commander, (319) 610-1261, thirddistrict@ialegion.org
o District 5 American Legion Fall Conference (Jasper, Poweshiek, Mahaska, Keokuk, Union, Clarke,
Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Ringgold, Decatur, Wayne, Appanoose, Davis Counties), 15 Oct 2011,
Oskaloosa American Legion Post, Oskaloosa IA, Gary Smith, District 5 Commander, (641) 202-1199,
fifthdistrict@ialegion.org
o District 8 American Legion Fall Conference (Emmet, Kossuth, Winnebago, Palo, Alto, Hancock,
Pocahontas, Humboldt, Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Crawford, Carroll, Greene, and Boone Counties), 16
Oct 2011, Livermore American Legion Post, Livermore IA, David Miles, District 8 Commander, (641)
762-3571, eighthdistrict@ialegion.org
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