Veterans Affairs Chairman

October 2024

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Brother Knights,

Veteran Affairs has been very busy this past month with a number of personal presentations of a travel Mass Kit (see attached photo) to our Indiana Military Chaplains. Following is a list of recipients. 

Fr. David Meinzen (Lieutenant Colonel US Air Force). Serves Ft. Wayne VA Hospital. 

Fr. Jacob Meyer (Lieutenant US Navy). Serves on USS Ronald Reagan.

Fr. Chijoke Chigbo - civilian. Serves Marion VA Hospital.

Fr. Joshua Janko (Captain US Air Force). Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Immaculate Conception Cathedral & St. Anne Lafayette. 

Worthy to point out we have several more Chaplains on our list to present and the list is growing! The feedback is the Travel Mass Kits offer great quality and serviceability, which are typically presented in a military style helmet bag along with a copy of the book - "NO BULLET GOT ME YET" - heroic story of MOH recipient Chaplain Fr. Emil Kapaun. 

Lastly, these presentations are often accompanied by an Honor Guard of 4th degree Knights to bring more celebration to the event, and visibility of the new 4th Degree uniform within the parish body.  

In addition, we continue with our efforts to promote the DOG TAG PROJECT which brings in funds to support more Mass Kits along with several others programs our Veterans Group supports. Included in this update is an order form for your Council and/or Assembly to bring up at your next meeting and made aware of bulk quantities to purchase. Keep in mind, Veterans Day is approaching November 11th and would be a terrific opportunity to promote these sales. Once again, DOG TAG sales benefit our many programs, but also is a revenue generator for your organization. Only limited by your creativity when and where to promote and sell. 

In closing, thank you for your dedicated support and how we can continue to honor and serve our Veterans throughout the year.
“LET’S ROLL!”

Gerald "Jerry" Bromley
Indiana State Council - Knights of Columbus
Indiana Veterans Affair Chairman
veteransaffairs@indianakofc.org
Vivat Jesus