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Our next VSC Monthly Networking Meeting we will be at the Marriott-East at 21st & Shadeland Ave on Tuesday the 19th of November 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM ..... These are in person meetings with Zoom available ................... Everyone is always welcome .................... For more information, please click on the "VSC" link above ..................

Our next Hoosier Heroes Appreciation Day will be at White River State Park in Downtown Indy on Saturday the 13th of September 2025 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM ..... A day for Indiana to show its appreciation to our Veterans, Military, Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters & EMS/Hospital workers ................... Open to the general public .................... For more information, please click on the "HHAD" link above ................

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What We Have Done Lately

Don Hawkins, Representative Renee Pack Lisa Wilkien

Sammy Davis with a bunch of old Vietnam Vets

Senator Sandlin, Heather Harvey & Don Hawkins at Jill's Vietnam Veterans Day event

Richard Leirer's Dinner with Don Hawkins, Judy King & SGM Alan Thomas (NGAI)

Don Hawkins, Jerry Morgan, Dave Sassman. Jennifer Highwood & Amanda Deering

WW II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq War Veterans - Four Generations

Prayer Breakfast at the Indiana Roof Ball Room

Kathy Griffin, Don Hawkins & Laura McKee

Marine Color Guard at the Marine Corps Ball

What We Are 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.

Upcoming VSC Events:

Hoosier Heroes Appreciation Weekend
(Formally, the Mayors' Veterans Appreciation Day)
An event for our Veterans, Military & First Responders
Hoosier Heroes Appreciation Day is Saturday the 13th of September 2025
at White River State Park in Downtown Indy. A fun day for the whole family.

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VSC Monthly Networking Meetings meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the
Marriott-East, 21st & N Shadeland Ave on Indy's far east side, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.
All Veterans and Providers of Services to our Veterans and Military are always welcome.

Calendar of Upcoming Veterans Events (Dates to Remember)
Check out the Indiana War Memorial's website at www.indianawarmemorials.org Indiana War Memorial \| 911 Memorial \| Veterans Memorial Plaza Medal of Honor Memorial \| American Legion Mall \| USS Indianapolis
Indiana Military & Veterans Leglislative Day at the State House - Scheduled in January
Armed Forces Day - 3rd Saturday in May Is a day dedicated to honoring our active Armed Forces (All Military Branches)
Memorial Day - the last Monday of May Is a day to remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in our military
Indepencence Day - When we celebrate the birth of our Nation - 4th of July
Patriot Day - Remembering 9/11- September 9th, 2001 \| 9/11 in Indy
Indiana 9/11 Memorial - Honoring those who perished on 9/11
Hoosier Heroes Appreciation Day - 2nd Saturday in September 2025
Vietnam Veterans Reunion in Kokomo, Indiana - 15th to 22nd of September 2024
National POW/MIA Recognition Day - 3rd Friday in September
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) - 11th of November Is a day to show appreciation to those who have served in our military and are still living
Veterans Day Program & Parade in Indy - Always on Veterans Day
Help Support Indiana's Military & Veterans by purchasing Military License Plates from IN's BMV

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)	World War II (1Sep 1939 to 2Sep 1945)
National Vietnam War Veterans Day - 29Mar (1955-1975)	National Military Appreciation Month - May	V-E Day - 8May
Armed Forces Day - 3rd Saturday in May	Memorial Day - Last Monday in May	D Day - 6 Jun
Women Veterans Day - 12Jun	National Korean War Veterans' Armistice Day - 27Jul (1950-1953)	V-J Day - 15Aug
Veterans Day - 11Nov	Afghanistan War - ??? (2001-2021)	National Desert Shield & Desert Storm Memorial Day - ??? (1990-1991)
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.

list of VA Medical Centers & Clinics Issuing the COVID-19 Vaccine to Veterans

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

VSC & MACV Events
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Awards & Achievements
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Don Hawkins Accepting Certification of Appreciation from Mayor Hogsett

VSC's Monthly Networking Meetings
VSC meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Check the MACV Page for dates, times & locations.
Everyone Is Always Welcome.

VSC Members Upcoming Events
Click Here to Visit our Dropbox, it contains our Members Folders w/ their Events, Brochures, Flyers & Applications.
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VSC's Current Fundraiser
Our 10th Anniversity Comeumorative Challenge Coin is now on sale, plus you can make a one-time or monthly donations by visiting our Donate Page.

Support Our Sponsors
Please support our Sponsors on this link. To visit our Sponsor's Website just click on their Logo. They would appreciate hearing from you.

Words to Live by:
AMERICA is the Land of the Free, Because of the Brave

All 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 - Your Military

U.S. Flag Etiquette & Rules
for Displaying Our Flags

Betsy Ross, The
American Flag w/Flag Facts

How To Properly Display
Military Branch Flags

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Marine
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Navy
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Air Force
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Coast Guard
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Army National
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Air National
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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 and more productive person” - Don Hawkins

This Website is Dedicated to all the Men, Women and Animals that Have Served Our Great Country.

For more information on these Warrior Walls, click on picture to go to McFarland Studio's

For Medical or Physical Emergencies:

New - dial 988 - By dialing 988 your call will be immediately routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
- 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.