Our Next VSC Meeting - Veterans Support Council's next Monthly Networking Meeting will be on Tuesday, the 21st of April 2026 | from 2:00 to 4:00 PM | 9450 E 59th Street in Fort Harrison | ZOOM is available | Everyone is always welcome
Our Next HHAD Event - Hoosier Heroes Appreciation Day (HHAD) is scheduled for a Saturday in September 2026, at White River State Park in Downtown Indy - a day for Indiana to show its appreciation to our Hoosier Heroes | Open to the public
Who We Are
VSC's Information
What We Have Done Lately
What We're All About
VSC seeks to Partner with Veteran Service Organizations and Community Service Providers that offer help, support, and benefits to our Veterans, Military, and their Families. We help them secure the vital resources they need and are entitled to for their service to our country.VSC also Promotes Awareness of All Veteran Issues, encouraging Communities, Veteran Service Organizations, Service Providers, and Media Outlets. We encourage them to get more involved in helping inform our Veterans and Military Community about where they can get goods, services, programs, and benefits available in their communities.
- VSC's website lists local, state, and federal organizations that offer Veterans, Military, and their Families the goods, services, programs, and benefits they have earned.
- VSC Partnered with the Mayor's Advisory Council for Veterans (MACV) in 2014, making VSC the official sponsor, fundraiser, and promoter of the annual Mayors' Veterans Appreciation Day event that was renamed for the 2025 event as the Hoosier Heroes Appreciation Day event.
- Starting in September 2025, the Hoosier Heroes Veterans Appreciation Day (HHAD) event will invite Veterans Service Providers, Veterans, Military, and their Families from all 92 Indiana Counties to participate with us at the White River State Park in Downtown Indy.
- VSC is looking to Partner with other Communities and Veteran Service Organizations to better serve and support our Veteran and Military population.
- VSC is an Indiana networking organization made up of Veteran Service Providers, Veteran-focused, and Veteran owned business that meets monthly to plan on how to better serve our Veteran and Military community
VSC's mission is to better serve and inform our Veterans, Military Community, and Government Officials.
Calendar of Upcoming Veterans Events (Dates to Remember)
Check out the Indiana War Memorial's website at www.indianawarmemorials.orgIndiana War Memorial | 911 Memorial | Veterans Memorial PlazaMedal of Honor Memorial | American Legion Mall | USS Indianapolis
We Remember These Days Because of Those Who Served & Those Who Gave Their Lives Serving Our Country.
Independence Day - 4Jul (Commemorating our Declaration of Independence)
World War I (28Jul 1914 to 11Nov 1918)
National Vietnam War Veterans Day - 29Mar (1955-1975)
World War II (1Sep 1939 to 2Sep 1945)
Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) (11Sep 2001–present)
Attention Vietnam Veterans
If you served during the Vietnam War from 1955 to 1975, you are entitled to the FREE "Gift." To receive your FREE "Gift," please visit www.VetsGift.com.This project collaborates with the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) & Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans (WHVV). This Indiana Vietnam Veterans "Gift" is an outreach program to honor and give thanks to those Indiana Vietnam Era Veterans who served our great country.
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no Soldier behind. As a Nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no Veteran behind"..... | Dan Lipinski said it, and VSC and its Partners thrive to keep that pledge!
After You Help Support Us
We Want to Welcome You Home & Thank You For Your Service
Then, We'll Help Support You
Words to Live by:AMERICA is the Land of the Free, Because of the BraveAll Gave Some, Some Gave All
Honor-Courage-Commitment
Peace through Strength
Attitude is Everything
Freedom Is Never Free
God-Family-Country
Duty-Honor-Country
Honor Before Glory
Believe in Yourself
Service Before Self
Be All You Can Be
Trust But Verify
Integrity First
Never Give Up
Stay Strong
Aim High
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy
"There is NO LIMIT to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit." - Ronald Reagan
"A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" - Psalm 33:12
U.S. Department of Defense - America's Military
Don's Suggestions of the Day and Everyday:Always Try to Be the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are!
Don't Let Your Past Determine Your Future, Your Current Choices Will Determine Your Future!
On a Personal Note:“Of everything I’ve done in my life, being a United States Marine (Vietnam Veteran 66-68) has turned out to be one of the best things that has happened to me. I feel that serving our country with pride and honor made me more respectful of our God, our Country, my Family, Friends, Coworkers, and Fellow Veterans. Hopefully, that has made me a better, more productive, and Godly person.” - Don Earl Hawkins
This Website is Dedicated to all the Men, Women and Animals that Have Served Our Great Country.
For Medical, Physical Emergencies & Suicide Prevention:
- Dial 988 from any phone and your call will be immediately routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Hit #1 if you are a Veteran.
- The current Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) is always available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, even after 988 is launched nationally.,
- If you or someone you are helping is hurt or in imminent danger, please get to a phone and dial 9-1-1 for immediate help.
- If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal or facing a crisis, dial 2-1-1 in Indy or 1-(866) 211-9966 for immediate help.
- If you are a victim of domestic violence, dial 1-(800) 332-7385 in Indy for help.
For Non-Emergencies:
- If you are a Veteran, or a family member of a Veteran, in search of information on how to get goods or services you/they may need, you can dial 2-1-1 or contact one of the Service Providers or Veterans Organizations listed on our "Resources" page.
- Cellphone users in Marion County may now dial 3-1-1 to reach the non-emergency line for IMPD and other Marion County dispatchers. The non-emergency phone number for callers using landlines is (317) 327-3811.
Please Note:
- VSC is not a provider of any financial assistance or direct services other than Information and Referrals on where to get goods, services, programs, and benefits for Veterans, the Military, and their families.
Disclaimer:
- This is a private website and is NOT affiliated with any U.S. government or U.S. Armed Forces agencies.
- We reserve the right to monitor the content of this website and regret that some suggested or recommended resources may not be accepted for one reason or another.
- The information and organizations listed on this website do not necessarily mean that we endorse their information, data, or their resources. We have done our best to include information and resources that benefit our Veterans, the Military Community, and their Families.