Welcome to the Web site for the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, the state agency dedicated and committed to assist veterans and their family members get the services they have rightfully earned.
Our veterans put their lives on the line to fight for our freedoms. Now, it is our time to fight for them. We owe it to them.
L. Tammy Duckworth
Director, DVA
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2008
In honor of the 67th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and in memory of all those who died as a result of their service there, the
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) hosted a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at the Disabled American
Veterans Club in Springfield. The ceremony honored all Pearl Harbor survivors and paid tribute to the more than 2,400 Americans who lost their lives.
IDVA Director L. Tammy Duckworth led the tribute and the ceremony included a special wreath laying ceremony by Pearl Harbor survivors.