Polish Army Veterans Association Post 90

05/12/2026

Pamiętajmy o Bohaterach walk o Monte Cassino 🇵🇱 🇵🇱 🇵🇱

05/09/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗔𝗩𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘂𝘀𝘇 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗼ł𝘁𝘆𝘀!

Last week, PAVA's National Commander Tadeusz Antoniak, along with Post 90's very own Helena Sołtys, received special recognition in Poland. The two of them, along with dozens of others, met with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki and were appointed to the Council for the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad – a new advisory body. The purpose of this board is to have open dialogue about supporting Poles living abroad, strengthening national ties, and promoting Polish culture.

Tadeusz was installed as Second Deputy Chairman of the Council.

In addition to her appointment, Helena also was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit – awarded for her exemplary work in nurturing historical memory and for her social activity within the Polish community of Chicago.

Tadeusz and Helena, thank you for all you do!

Przystanek Historia IPN Chicago Polish Army Veterans Association of America

05/04/2026

Yesterday, PAVA Post 90 Commander Andrzej Janczak attended the Polish Constitution Day parade in Chicago. Here he is pictured with members of the 12 PUŁK Ułanów Chicago. It was a beautiful clear day!

05/02/2026

Today is Poland's Flag Day 🇵🇱

2 maja... Dzień Flagi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej i Dzień Polonii i Polaków za granicą.

04/26/2026

Did you know that the smallest national park site is the home of a Polish patriot? 🇺🇸 🇵🇱

04/26/2026

04/21/2026

On this Day in 1941, members of our post greeted Prime Minister Sikorski at Soldier Field! He came to Chicago to rally support for Poland’s cause in Europe.

04/18/2026

On April 12, Poland celebrated a new national holiday for the first time: Dzień Inwalidy Wojennego - War Disabled Persons’ Day.

The holiday commemorates those who sustained permanent health damage while on active military operations.

04/10/2026

The Katyń Wound

🗓 86 years ago, in the spring of 1940, the Soviet regime carried out one of the most tragic crimes in Polish history. On the orders of Joseph Stalin and the Politburo, nearly 22,000 Polish prisoners of war and civilians were executed by the NKVD, shot in the back of the head in places such as Katyń, Kharkiv, and Kalinin.

➡ Among them was Władysław Dachowski, a reserve officer and teacher, who in his final letter from the Kozelsk camp wrote about longing for his family and an “unknown journey” ahead. Like thousands of others, he never returned home. His loved ones, like many Polish families, were deported deep into the Soviet Union.

➡ The Katyń massacre was not only an act of mass murder, but a deliberate attempt to destroy the Polish elite, officers, police, doctors, lawyers, and teachers following the joint German-Soviet invasion enabled by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

➡ For decades, the perpetrators tried to erase the truth. Lies about Katyń were imposed throughout the communist era, and even presented before the Nuremberg Trials. Yet memory endured preserved by the families of the victims.

➡ Although Russia officially acknowledged responsibility in 1990, today we are again witnessing attempts to distort history and remove Polish symbols from memorial sites. At the same time, Poland continues its efforts to restore dignity to the victims through burials, investigations, and education.

📄 This article by Karol Polejowski, the Deputy Head of the Institute of National Remembrance, published on Wszystko Co Najważniejsze , not only recounts the history of the crime, but also shows why the fight for the truth about Katyń continues today.

🔎 Read here: https://tiny.pl/qff5wpsq9

04/10/2026

Pamięć o Katyniu przetrwała, w czym duża zasługa rodzin ofiar. Dziś – w wolnej Polsce – prawda o sowieckiej zbrodni jest powszechnie znana.