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Department News PRESS RELEASE
United States Naval Sea Cadets Atterbury
Mike Rolf, District IV Commander announced that the District has submitted the
required paperwork to become the sponsoring organization for creating the Sea Cadet Unit
that is being established at Camp Atterbury. The United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps is
an organization whose mission is: "through organization and cooperation with the
Department of the Navy, to encourage and aid American youth to develop, train them in
seagoing skills, and to teach patriotism, courage, self-reliance and kindred virtues."
The Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) is a program for young men and women ages 13-17 who are
interested in developing their skills in leadership, basic seamanship, courage,
self-reliance, military discipline and are committed to being drug and gang free. NSCC
has been training today's youth to be tomorrow's leaders since 1958, whose motto is:
"Sea Cadets Test Your Limits". Cadet Units are organized along military lines, their
main purpose is to foster good citizenship and an interest and appreciation of our nation's
sea services: the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine. ENS John Grounds,
USNSCC Committee Chairman indicated that he is honored to have AMVETS becoming the sponsoring
organization for the Sea Cadet Unit at Camp Atterbury and looks forward to working them to
make the unit a spectacular success.
AMVETS Polar Plunge
The next event for Special Olympics is the Polar Plunge at 12 sites around Indiana. Mike Davis will be plunging with most of his immediate family in Terre Haute on February 11th 2012.
The next weekend he will join Southern Aide de Camp and Post 84 Commander Dave Allega in Boonville to jump in a cold lake to help raise money for SOIN.
Mike would like to thank the 3rd District for the $500.00 donation for this year's plunge. After plunge season the next event will be the men's state basketball tourney in Terre Haute.
Games will start at 9:00 am on March 24th and continue on Sunday March 25th. If you have never volunteered this is the place to start.
Polar Plunge
Commander Les Compton
Commander Compton home post is AMVETS Post # 2000 in Bloomington Indiana.
He was elected for a second term as Commander in the June State Convention of 2011.
Special Olympics of Indiana
AMVETS and Special Olympics Indiana have partnered together to help the physically and mentally challenged compete in sporting events for many years.
Indiana Veterans Home
The Indiana Veterans' Home provides a beautiful, healthy and home-like environment for veterans and their spouses to live. Residents enjoy a variety of onsite and offsite activities, excellent health care, nutritious homemade meals and a rich history that only a facility such as IVH can provide.
Women Veteran Issues
Learn More & Find out more about VA's initiative to ensure women Veterans receive the best care anywhere.
Homeless Veteran Issues
The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) has founded a National Call Center for Homeless Veterans hotline to ensure that homeless Veterans or Veterans at-risk for homelessness have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors.
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Department of Indiana AMVETS HQ
Department Address: 2840 Lafayette Road Suite A Indianapolis, Indiana 46222 Phone: (317) 923-4320 Fax: (317) 923-4354
AMVETS Household Discard Program
Pick up service call: 317-353-8140