Veterans Assistance Commission of DuPage County

09/28/2026

Don’t forget!!!

Today we RESCHEDULED our last week Rally Point at Wheaton VFW 2164.

Come out today!!
Don’t let the cars fool you. Park front row! All of those are just the high school kids utilizing our veteran community for school.

See you at Wheaton.

09/25/2026

AllenForce October Schedule

09/24/2026

We’re just a few days away from Road Home Live, and only a handful of tickets are left!

Join the Road Home Program community this Saturday, September 26, at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park for an evening of great food, live music, and connection.

Doors open at 4 PM, with dinner and live music beginning at 5 PM featuring The Ron Burgundy’s.

Registration is FREE, the buffet is FREE, and we’d love to see you there.

If you haven’t registered yet, this is your last call:

https://www.roadhome.io/rockin-fb

Please share this with a veteran, service member, military family member, or friend who should be there with us.

09/20/2026

On July 25th, we tragically lost Magdalena Jablonska in a boating incident on the Fox River in McHenry, and now, we invite you to come together as a community to honor her remarkable legacy.

On Saturday, September 26, 2026, we will gather at the McHenry Dam for a heartfelt Memorial Service that promises to reflect the strength and spirit of our collective gratitude. We are proud to announce that the Sons of The American Legion Riders will be in attendance, and our dedicated First Responder Community will provide a R***e Detail to salute Maggie's bravery. The touching notes of TAPS will be performed by talented students from McHenry High School, while the Women Marine Association will share inspiring words about her service. Our Chaplain will lead us in prayer, and a Bag Piper will fill the air with solemn melodies.

We warmly encourage all citizens along the Fox River Chain, especially boaters, to join this tribute, as we plan for a family member to lay a wreath in the water at this sacred location.

This is a call to all veterans, first responders, and families to unite in remembrance and support, reaffirming our commitment to honoring Maggie's service as a Marine and her dedication to our community. Together, let us ensure that her memory lives on, and that we stand as one in honoring our fallen hero.

Please pass the word to every person who will listen. This incident was tragic for many people and this is an opportunity to provide closure to many people impacted by this tragedy. Please be there.

RSVP Below
Magdelena Jablonska Memorial Event

LOCATION
2711 McHenry Dam Road, McHenry, IL 60051


DATE AND TIME
09/26/26 2:00pm - 09/26/26 3:30pm America/Chicago

Memorial Service in memory of Maggie offering solace to her family as a community of citizens, veterans, first responders. Be there Please!

Email from McHenry County Marine Corps League Please attend. Do NOT miss this Special Memorial Event for Maggie Jablonska On July 25th, we tragically lost Magdalena Jablonska in a boating incident on

09/20/2026

SCHEDULE CHANGE
Please Note: We will be at Wheaton VFW 2164 September 28th from 11am-3pm.

We will be at Hines VA Hospital North Aurora CBOC tomorrow 10-2pm. See you there!

09/11/2026

☕️❤️ We’re opening up Coffee Connect! ❤️☕️

We’re excited to expand our Coffee Connect gatherings beyond our veterans and military families to include First Responders and their families as well! 🇺🇸👮‍♀️🚒🚑

As we remember the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we want to take a moment to give back to those who have served, sacrificed, and continue to serve our communities. You are not alone. We see you. We appreciate you. We don’t forget. 🇺🇸

Come out, connect, share some conversation, and enjoy FREE coffee and tea on us! ☕️

And the best part? No matter where you’re located, we’re opening Coffee Connect up to the entire state of Illinois and Indiana! 🙌

Come join us, bring your family, and help us build a community where no one feels alone. ❤️

Military • Veterans • First Responders • Families

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago today, many of us were just young adults and kids watching the world change on a television screen. Like so many others in the GWOT generation, the horror of September 11 didn’t just break our hearts—it drew a line in the sand. It was the exact moment we knew what we had to do. We traded civilian life for a uniform, and like thousands of our brothers and sisters, we spent the next two decades deploying to the dust and heat of Iraq and Afghanistan.

We came home, but many didn't come back whole. We carry the physical scars of injuries that remind us every single day of where we’ve been. But the heaviest weight isn't the shrapnel or the broken bones—it’s the names. The friends who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with us in the sandbox but never made it back to American soil.

On this milestone anniversary, our hearts are with their families, and our minds are flooded with their faces. We honor the nearly 3,000 citizens we lost twenty-five years ago, but as a post-9/11 veteran, we also carry the quiet, crushing duty of honoring the thousands of heroes who died fighting the war that followed.

To our fellow veterans: the war is not over.

It isn't over for the families living with an empty chair at the dinner table. It isn't over for the warriors fighting invisible battles against PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, or the toxic aftermath of burn pits. And it isn't over for the next generation who will inevitably be called to hold the line against terror.

We will never stop advocating for the men and women who gave everything, for those who are still struggling to find peace at home, and for the future service members who will stand up when the nation calls.

Twenty-five years later, we remember. We honor the fallen. And we keep fighting for the living.🇺🇸



National Association of County Veterans Service Officers