The 6th Annual IL Warrior Summit and Welcome Home Celebration will be held at Soldier Field on August 12th, 2013 from 12p-5p for over 10,000 attendees. Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy would like to encourage support to the Military and Veteran Community. This huge free patriotic event and celebration has many resources and activities for the military, veterans and their families. Please register to attend on IllinoisWarriorSummit . Soldier Field August 12th, 2013 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Parking Information Free Parking for 1,500 vehicles on South Side of Soldier Field at the Waldron Parking Deck https://paypalobjects/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif Bottom of Form d2bm3ljpacyxu8.cloudfront.net/width/570/crop/0,0,570x459/illinoiswarriorsummit.webs/IWSFlyer6thEdition-2.jpg Additionally, World Sport Chicago is providing an opportunity for 150 injured, ill, or wounded veterans to compete in various sporting event competitions known as the Valor Games Midwest - For more information or to register and compete, please visit valorgamesmidwest.org. The 6th Annual Illinois Warrior Summit and Welcome Home Celebration, hosted by I-SAVE Foundation and the US Department of Veterans Affairs, will include: · FREE Benefit and resource fair at Soldier Field for over 10,000 military, veterans and families · FREE Food and refreshments for the first 10,000 attendees · FREE Sports tickets to the first 5,000 military or veterans (2 ea) - Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Slaughter, Chicago Sky · FREE Parking for the first 1,500 vehicles to attend Soldier Field at the South Waldron Parking Deck · FREE T-shirts for the first 1,500 military or veterans (only one t-shirt per veteran) · FREE Kid’s and children’s entertainment, raffles and giveaways ALL day · Onsite VA Homeless Summit provided by Team One Chicago · Onsite VA physicals, vision screens, registration for health care and much more · Onsite IDES registration and assistance for job seekers in Illinois- IllinoisJobLink · Onsite registration and assistance with Military2career · 100 Non-profit veteran support organizations (VSO’s) providing FREE services and programs · 75 Employers providing various job opportunities to military, veterans and families · 75 VA program/service stations providing assistance to veterans · 25 Universities and colleges providing educational opportunities · Opening Ceremony with Color Guard Presentation · National Anthem performance by Jim Cornelison · Military Taps Performance by Bugles Across America · Special guest appearance of Miss Heart of Illinois (Marisa Buchheit) · Special appearance of the Armed Forces Motor Sports Race Teams (2)
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