Veterans are invited to attend a Vietnam-era Veterans Ceremony

Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores and Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, invite all veterans to a Vietnam-era Veterans Ceremony from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, March 19, at The Lodge at the Shores, Lake Barrington Shores, 64 Old Barn Road, Lake Barrington.

All veterans, especially 1960-1975 Vietnam-era veterans, are invited to attend the ceremony. Keynote speaker Bill Lambertson, vice president and board member of Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores, will dispel the myths and present the facts about Vietnam veterans’ deployments.

To attend, RSVP to Jim Thompson at (847) 638-1638.

For information about the event sponsors, visit: www.veteransoflbs.com and signalhilldar.com.

The mission of Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores is to foster patriotism, love of our nation’s flag and to promote appreciation of our country, U.S. veterans, their spouses and children. Further, to maintain in perpetuity, a Memorial Garden located within the Lake Barrington Shores grounds to honor all veterans that have served in the United States Armed Forces.

The organization was chartered in 2004. The Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt under section 501(c) 19 of the IRS code. Contributions and donations are tax exempt.

The Signal Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was chartered in Barrington, in 1972. NSDAR is a volunteer women’s service organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Through its fundraising efforts, the chapter contributes to a number of 501 (c) (3) organizations, specifically in the areas of historic preservation, education, patriotism, conservation and Native American issues.

Since its founding in 1890, over one million women have joined NSDAR both nationally and around the world. Membership in NSDAR is open to any woman aged 18 and over who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution.