Joe Ellis is the Montgomery County Veterans Officer. He can be reached at the Montgomery County Office Building, 110 W. South Blvd., Crawfordsville, IN 47933; by email at joe.ellis@montgomeryco.net; by landline telephone at 361-4133; or by cellphone at 765-401-0432.
Well here we go — another month is in the books. I hope you have enjoyed the summer.
The volunteer drivers have escorted four veterans to Roudebush Hospital in Indianapolis and one veteran to Danville, Illinois. I have taken several veterans myself to the hospitals as we are still short on volunteers. I received 55 phone calls and several people came into my office this past month.
We received great news on Aug. 30 when the DAV accepted a check from Tri-County Bank and Trust for $6,000 to go along with the grant they received to purchase a new VA Van to take veterans to the hospitals.
Veteran Health Indiana, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, will have a free walk-in Veteran Legal Clinic to address civil legal matters from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 in room C1202 at 1481 W. 10th St., Indianapolis. Items that can be discussed are eviction/foreclosure issues, child support and family law, outstanding warrants/fines, restoring driver’s license and discharge upgrades.
Don’t forget to have DD-214 documents recorded at the courthouse in the recorder’s office for your safety. This service is free.
The annual Veteran Expo will be held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at the American Legion Post 72, just north of the Crawfordsville Armory. There will be free breakfast and lunch and free flu shots.
If you are a veteran of the Blue Water Navy and you were 12 miles off of the coast of Vietnam, please make an appointment to come into see me.
Also remember Sept. 11 and POW/MIA day is Sept. 20.
