Veterans Stand Down Coming Up in Next Week

Another NASA Education-sponsored Veterans Stand Down is just around the corner–next week, in fact. The following press release follows:

NASA Education Corporation Semi-Annual Stand Down for Veterans to take place September 14 and 15, 2009

CRYSTAL LAKE – Calling all veterans.  This event is for you.

There is no cost to attend this function.

Veterans who are newly discharged, displaced, disabled, homeless or are otherwise in transition are the focus of the Stand Down for Veterans, which will take place beginning at 8:00 a.m. on September 14th through 3:00 p.m., September 15th at YMCA Camp Algonquin, 1889 Cary Road, Algonquin.

This year we are excited to welcome Dan Grant, Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs as our guest speaker for the opening ceremonies. Director Grant will be in attendance at the Stand Down on Monday, September 14th.

Don’t know what a Veterans Stand Down is?

McHenry County Blog has written stories about each of them:

10-4-6 Veterans Stand Down Attracts 26 Homeless Veterans

3-7-7 Veterans’ Stand Down Notes

10-7-7 Camp Algonquin Stand Down for Veterans to take place October 8 and 9

10-13-7
Manzullo at Camp Algonquin Stand Down

I have photos of the spring one also, but they are in my new HP computer, which crashed. We are awaiting a new motherboard from Hewlett Packard.


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