General Mukoyama Kicks Off Windsor Park Observance of Veterans Day
In observance of Veterans Day, Windsor Park retirement community and the Windsor Park Center for Lifelong Learning are hosting Major General James H. Mukoyama, Jr., (U.S. Army, retired), who will share how 30-plus years of military service has motivated him to devote a ministry and career to helping military veterans. The free lecture is on Thursday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Windsor Park, a faith-based, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community, is located at 124 Windsor Park Drive, Carol Stream.
Mukoyama is a Christian believer whose personal testimony is well known in the armed forces as well as throughout the greater Chicago region. He is CEO of Military Outreach USA, which seeks to enlist the help of churches and other organizations in providing practical and moral support to military personnel not available through government sources. He is profoundly concerned with what he terms "moral injury," which is sustained by so many veterans.
During his initial five years on active duty, he served as a platoon leader in the demilitarized zone in the Republic of Korea and then commanded an infantry company in the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam. When he became a general officer, he was the youngest in the Army. He is also the first Asian-American in the history of the United States to command an Army division.
Space is limited and for groups of six or more reservations are required. Please call (630) 510-5201 or email HLMeyers@covenantretirement.org.
The Windsor Park Center for Lifelong Learning is a resident-run committee that initiates and plans upcoming events and other opportunities for residents. Past programs have covered topics related to politics, religion, social justice, the arts, and health and wellness.
The lectures are free and open to the public. Space is limited and for groups of six or more reservations are required. Please call (630) 510-5201 or email HLMeyers@covenantretirement.org.
About Windsor Park
Windsor Park, a faith-based, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community located at 124 Windsor Park Dr., Carol Stream, Ill. It is administered by Covenant Retirement Communities
(CRC), one of the nation's largest not-for-profit senior services providers. CRC serves 5,000 residents at 15 retirement communities nationwide and is a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church. For more information on Windsor Park, visit www.windsorparkillinois.org and Facebook, or call 877-836-5664.