
Vet Net for Monday, 3-1-2010
Guest: Dan Van Buskirk, President Guitars for Vets
Guitars for Vets is a non-profit organization based in Milwaukee, WI, whose mission is to enhance the lives of ailing and injured veterans by providing them with guitars and music instruction. Guitars for Vets have gotten guitars into the hands of hundreds of veterans of all ages, from World War II to today’s Iraq/Afghanistan veterans.
Dan Van Buskirk, a combat veteran of Vietnam, joins us on Vet Net to explain the program and to tell about the plans to expand beyond Wisconsin to sites across the nation, and to promote a Benefit Concert- Sunday March 21st. In St Louis at 4PM At BB’s Jazz Blues and Soups, 700 S. Broadway.
For more information or to contact Guitars for Vets website or phone: 414-324-7909.
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Bob Murphy joins us to fill us in on what is going on with VFW Post 2866 in their ongoing support of veterans of all ages. For example:
On Saturday Febuary 27th there will be a FREE Supermarket of Benefits and Heath Screening Hosted by the VFW Post 2866 at 66 VFW Lane, St. Charles, MO 63303 from 9 Am to 3 PM. For more information call 636-724-9612.
All Veterans, their spouses, widows and dependents are welcome. Attend and find out what Veterans benefits are avaliable to you.
If unable to attend, please contact the Soldiers Memorial for more information.