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Home Page Highlights TBI Treatment Study Post/Unit Information 1288 Members Area (Login & Password Needed) Post/Unit Events Newsletter State Legion State Auxiliary National Legion National Auxiliary Who Can Join the Legion Who Can Join the Auxiliary Other local veteran orgs. Bolingbrook Veterans Memorial Memorial to Ft Hood Terrorist Attack Victoms Bolingbrook Veterans Honor Guard Past Commanders Past Presidents Bolingbrook Salute to WWII Veterans Last Update: 4/7/2012		POST New Post Phone Number - Information on the Post - leave message for the Commander (630) 861 -9649 UNIT
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		See the Best rendition of our National Anthem that you will ever see. Post 1288 Reaches 100% of Membership Goal As of April 23, Post 1288 reached its 2012 Membership Goal of 100% of our 2011 close of books total of 143, our all time high. Do to new members and transfers, we still have the potential to reach a new all time high before the June 22, 2012 close of books. Please renew if you have not yet done so. POST CELEBRATING 40th ANNIVERSERY Post 1288 is commemorating our 40th anniversary of the issuance of our initial on January 17, 1972. Second Saturday Breakfast May 12, Family Square; 8:30 a.m.  Should Post 1288 start a Legion "Community Emergency Response Team"  Effort for Bolingbrook? American Legion Community Emergency Response Teams function under a joint American Legion/Dept. of Homeland Security agreement to provide assistance to First Responders in case of natural or national security emergencies. The American Legion entered into an agreement with the Dept. of Homeland Security in 2006 to establish a program to priovide such assistance since our veterans have trained military experience which could be useful in a wide variety of situations in case of a local emergency. The American Legion brochure on the program can be viewed/downloaded here. If you would have interest in participating in such a program, please let us know IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT for U.S. Vets with Service Connected TBI Bolingbrook VFW Post 5917 has modified its grant from the State of Illinois to study of the use of hyperbaric treatment (oxygen under pressure) in the TREATMENT of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). This study is being conducted by August Martinucci, M.D. and Ronalt Holt, M.D. at the Midwest Hyperbaric Institute, P.C. in Bolingbrook, IL. The study provides a course of 40 hyperbaric sessions and gather results as to its effect on the healing of damaged brain tissues. There is strong reason to believe that this approach is very successful. VFW Post 5917 has recieved permission to modify the orginally approved grant which was limited to U.S. Afganistan and Iraq war veterns to include any U.S. veteran diagnosed with service connected TBI (or who has reason to believe that he/she sustained TBI which has been undiagnosed). The Post is seeking such persons who would be willing to be evaluated for participation in the study. They would be expected to participate in the full treatment protocol if they fit the criteria as set up for this program. If you know of veteran who is known or suspected to be suffering from service conneted TBI, please have them contact the post at VFWPost5917@sbcglobal.net. See sketches of the Revitalized Veterans Memorial Here The Post 1288 Legion Application "Car Flyer" has been updated for 2008. If you are not in Post 1288, here is a car flyer you can use. Keep a couple of copies handy in your car in case you see another Vet's car in a parking lot (Vet licence plates, vet stickers, etc. are good indicators). Stick a flyer under the windshield wiper. Free Videoconferencing for certain Iraq locations. Judy Biggert's office needs help contacting families of service personnel in several specific locations in Iraq about free videoconferencing opportunity. Please see her message (in PDF format) HERE Visit Our  Past Commanders Honor Roll Past Presidents Honor Roll Visit Our Bulletin Board Veterans: Record Your Personal Information For Your Family Things to do before a Veterans Dies (Updated)   A Great Newsletter on recent Veteran/Military Issues Updated Twice a Month hosted by Post #119 - Gulfport Blue Star Service Banners are available Military Dependents: Do You Need Assistance because a family member is on active duty? FEBRUARY 2012 Newsletter     Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast
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