07/19/2026
Good Afternoon! Happy Sunday Everyone! The post concert work continues. On behalf of WSFDV, THANK YOU! Thank you to EVERYONE that helped make WSFDV ROCKIN' FOR OUR VETS AMERICA 250 a meaningful, memorable experience, especially for our Veterans! YOU ROCK!!
AND, YES! Gary and his Lt. Dan Band had such a GREAT time, we are already discussing a 2027 ROCKIN' FOR OUR VETS! ALSO, I will be sharing additional exciting WSFDV / Gary Sinise Foundation news this week!
Below is a 5 minute ROCKIN' FOR OUR VETS Recap YouTube.
As you saw, WSFDV ROCKIN' FOR OUR VETS AMERICA 250 event had countless moving parts. WSFDV would like to thank: ALL OUR U.S. VETERANS, U.S. MILITARY GUESTS - US ARMY, USMC, US NAVY,
SPECIAL GUESTS - BENJAMIN PATTON, CAPT. WILLIAM "HAWK" ALBRACHT & EX POW US ARMY WAR IN IRAQ JESSICA LYNCH, WSFDV ROCKIN’ FOR OUR VETS SUB-COMMITTEE, CANTIGNY & STAFF, GARY SINISE & THE LT. DAN BAND
HUNTER GIRL, DUPAGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE OF SECURITY,
DUPAGE COUNTY HOMELAND SECURITY, LOGISTICS, PERMITS,TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS, PRESENTING MISSION SPONSORS; CANTIGNY ESPECIALLY MATT LAFOND, MAGAN, KATE, CHRIS, JORDAN, JESSICA, DOMINIQUE, BRETT, WILL, FIRST TRUST AND, ROBERT R. MCCORMICK FOUNDATION, ALL VOLUNTEERS ESPECIALLY STACI & SCOTT BOYER, BRITTANY MICHOR, OUR FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDORS, ALL OF OUR GUESTS & THOSE THAT DONATED “TREAT A VET” TICKETS, EVEN ALL THE PEOPLE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO SHARE OUR FLYERS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, ESPECIALLY THE CALAMOS FAMILY, KEN WITOWSKI, DAVE DIAZ, THE ROSIE'S TEAM, VFW LEADERS STACI, SKIPPER & TARA & AMERICAN LEGION LEADERS STEVE AND STEVE. ALL SPONSORS, VENDORS, FIRST AID TEAM, ALL PRESS / MEDIA OUTLETS, CANDACE JORDAN, DIGITAL MEDIA CHARLIE WILLMAN, VIDEOGRAPHER KEVIN WILLMAN, PHOTOGRAPHY LISA KOYBENEC & AMANDA, MC STEVE CORVO, SHANNON ROVERS BAGPIPES BAND, AMERICAN LEGION POSTS 76 & 556 & JOINT COLORS PRESENTERS, NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGER US ARMY STAFF SERGEANT WILL MACARTHY, INVOCATION US NAVY NATHAN HAYES, SELECTED BENEFITTING COMMUNITY VETERAN FOUNDATIONS, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALPHAGRAPHICS CHRISTINE FENNE, WHEATON WEBSITE SERVICES JIM KING & AI CONSULTANTS AT VELAN SOLUTIONS, DUPAGE COUNTY CHAIR DEBORAH CONROY & BOARD MEMBERS, WHEATON MAYOR PHIL SUESS & CITY COUNCIL, WONDERFUL WHEATON LION'S CLUB MEMBERS ESPECIALLY VETERANS BOB & DALE, ELLE, JONO, RAUL, FRANK, WSFDV BOARD MEMBERS, LAST BUT NOT LEAST OUR FAMILIES & FRIENDS.
Please continue to check into our WSFDV website as we continue to update the website, add our ROCKIN' photos, videos, and share upcoming October/November WSFDV Benjamin Patton PVP event & a November WSFDV Gary Sinise event!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Each and every one of you made THE difference! TOGETHER we made a lot of Veterans happy and will be able to help many more. Wasn't it SO FUN TO ROCK TOGETHER FOR OUR VETS?! TEAM WSFDV!
https://youtu.be/3biRCNmMRAw
Much love to ALL!! 💖
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