Local Veterans Groups News

Local DeKalb County veteran Frank Beierlotzer has been appointed Grand Chef de Train of Grande d’ Illinois of La Societe Des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux on March 11, 2016. In simple terms he is the Vice Commander of Illinois in the not for profit national veteran organization of the Forty and Eight.

Originally the Forty and Eight was established in 1920 by members of the American Legion. The founders based the organization on their experiences in World War I. The box car of the French railways, which carried forty men (quarante hommes) or eight horses (huit chevaux) to and from the front, is the symbol (40/8) of the national organization.

Locally the DeKalb County 40/8, Voiture 207 provides nursing scholarships yearly for two Kishwaukee College students enrolled in the Nursing Program. To find out more about the 40/8, you can go to the website www.fortyandeight.org or contact Frank by email at ffb66@juno.org.

In related news, 

The DeKalb County American Legion Council will meet on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 7:00pm in Genoa at the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 South Washington Street in Genoa.

At 7:00pm the public is invited to attend the Post Everlasting Ceremony that recognizes any American Legion veteran from DeKalb County that has passed away over the proceeding twelve months. Please submit a veteran’s name at least seven days prior to April 27. To submit a name please do so by email to Loren Monsess at monsess1970@gmail.com.

Following the Post Ever Lasting Ceremony there will be a short break and then the Council meeting will begin.