Chicago Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association

Upcoming events

    • 05 May 2024
    • 14:00 - 16:00
    • Gatsby’s Pizza and Pub, 427 E Rand Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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    CHICAGO CHAPTER FEBRUARY MEETING

    Please join us for your February Chicago Chapter meeting IN PERSON ONLY on Sunday, May 5th from 14:00 to 16:00 Central Time. We're are using a private room at Gatsby's Pizza and Pub in Arlington Heights, IL. Pizza and appetizers will be provided and the full menu will be available for other food and drinks at individual responsibility.

    Features this month: 

    • Regular meeting agenda adjusted to about an hour, with the remaining time (or beyond) being purely social. 
    • New member introductions 
    • Review upcoming events/activities, including the All American Week and the National Convention
    • May member birthdays  
    • All Things Airborne

    Attire is always casual and family and friends are welcome. Wear your Airborne gear and socialize with some outstanding Paratroopers! 

    If you haven't attended a meeting in a while (or ever), now is your chance! 

    Airborne, All The Way! 

    Your 2024 Officers: 

    • Chairman Rene Hernandez
    • Vice Chairman Mario Nunez
    • Treasurer Tom Milone



Past events

25 Feb 2024 Chicago Chapter February Meeting
03 Dec 2023 Chicago Chapter Holiday Party
29 Oct 2023 Chicago Chapter October Meeting
27 Aug 2023 Chicago Chapter August Meeting
09 Aug 2023 77th National Convention
28 Jul 2023 AIRBORNE FAREWELL: Joe Sallas, 89
24 Jun 2023 Group Outing: BoSox vs ChiSox
10 Jun 2023 AIRBORNE FAREWELL: Colin Gray, 74
04 Jun 2023 Chicago Chapter June Meeting
26 May 2023 Chicago Veterans Ruck March
22 May 2023 All American Week 2023
07 May 2023 Chicago Chapter Meeting - CANCELLED
02 Apr 2023 Chicago Chapter Meeting CANCELLED
12 Mar 2023 CANCELLED Chicago Chapter Meeting
12 Mar 2023 LGOP: SOCIAL
05 Feb 2023 Chicago Chapter Meeting
08 Jan 2023 CANCELLED: JANUARY CHAPTER MEETING
11 Dec 2022 Chicago Chapter - Holiday Party
28 Nov 2022 Maroon Beret Reinstated (1980)
24 Nov 2022 Thanksgiving
15 Nov 2022 Operation Torch (Algeria, 1942)
13 Nov 2022 Chicago Chapter - November Meeting + Airborne Trivia
11 Nov 2022 Veterans Day
08 Nov 2022 Election Day!
06 Nov 2022 DST Ends @ 02:00
21 Oct 2022 Operation Urgent Fury (1983)
15 Oct 2022 Chicago Chapter Golf Outing
09 Oct 2022 **CANCELLED** Chicago Chapter - October 2022 Meeting
26 Sep 2022 All American Week
25 Sep 2022 Gold Star Mother's Day
17 Sep 2022 Constitution Day
17 Sep 2022 Operation Market Garden Begins (1944)
16 Sep 2022 National POW/MIA Recognition Day
11 Sep 2022 **CANCELLED** Chicago Chapter Picnic
11 Sep 2022 PATRIOT DAY
05 Sep 2022 LABOR DAY
16 Aug 2022 NATIONAL AIRBORNE DAY
14 Aug 2022 Chicago Chapter - August 2022 Meeting
10 Aug 2022 76th National Convention
08 Aug 2022 82nd Airborne Deploys to SWA (1990)
07 Aug 2022 Purple Heart Day
05 Aug 2022 319th FA Regiment Formed (1917)
30 Jul 2022 Farewell: Brittany McNaughton
28 Jul 2022 WWI Starts (1914)
27 Jul 2022 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
24 Jul 2022 Parents Day
24 Jul 2022 82nd & 101st Airborne Deploy to Detroit (1967)
23 Jul 2022 Meet Up with National President Steve Copening
20 Jul 2022 1st U.S. Moon Landing (1969)
20 Jul 2022 507th PIR Formed (1942)
17 Jul 2022 Spanish-American War Ends (1898)
14 Jul 2022 4th BCT (Abn), 25th ID Formed (2005)
10 Jul 2022 Chicago Chapter - July 2022 Meeting
10 Jul 2022 Op Husky II (1943, Sicily)
12 Jun 2022 Chicago Chapter - June 2022 Meeting
04 Jun 2022 LGOP: Fishing
30 May 2022 Memorial Day Parade
28 May 2022 Chicago Vets - Ruck March
23 May 2022 All American Week - POSTPONED!
01 May 2022 Chicago Chapter - May Meeting
30 Apr 2022 Operation Power Pack (1965)
10 Apr 2022 Chicago Chapter - April Meeting + Airborne Trivia!
13 Mar 2022 Chicago Chapter - March Meeting
24 Feb 2022 Ground War Starts - Desert Storm (1991)
24 Feb 2022 504th PIR Formed (1942)
06 Feb 2022 February Chicago Chapter Meeting
31 Jan 2022 Tet Offensive Begins (1968)
17 Jan 2022 MLK DAY
16 Jan 2022 Operation Desert Storm (Air) War Begins (1991)
15 Jan 2022 71st Airborne Brigade Activated (1968)
12 Jan 2022 WWII Victory Parade in NYC (1946)
09 Jan 2022 National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
05 Jan 2022 511th PIR Formed (1943)
05 Jan 2022 Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) Ends (2020)
03 Jan 2022 82nd Airborne Returns from WWII (1946)
12 Dec 2021 Chicago Chapter Holiday Party
28 Nov 2021 Maroon Beret Reinstated (1980)
25 Nov 2021 HOLIDAY: THANKSGIVING
21 Nov 2021 Chicago Chapter Meeting - November 2021
12 Nov 2021 187th GIR Constituted (1942)
11 Nov 2021 Veterans Day
08 Nov 2021 Operation Torch (Algeria, 1942)
07 Nov 2021 Daylight Savings Time Begins
25 Oct 2021 Operation Urgent Fury (1983)
23 Oct 2021 Airborne Farewell: Stanley Gryga, 99
20 Oct 2021 508th PIR is Formed (1942)
10 Oct 2021 Chicago Chapter Membership Meeting
07 Oct 2021 OEF Begins (2001)
26 Sep 2021 Gold Star Mother's Day
18 Sep 2021 U.S. Air Force Birthday (1947)
17 Sep 2021 Constitution Day
17 Sep 2021 National POW/MIA Recognition Day
12 Sep 2021 Chicago Chapter Picnic
11 Sep 2021 Patriot Day
06 Sep 2021 LABOR DAY
30 Aug 2021 All American Week 2021 --POSTPONED!!
11 Aug 2021 75TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
11 Jul 2021 Chicago Chapter Membership Meeting
09 Jul 2021 Operation Husky I/II (1943)
06 Jul 2021 505th PIR Activated (1942)
13 Jun 2021 Chicago Chapter Membership Meeting
05 Jun 2021 LGOP: Fishing
02 Jun 2021 AIRBORNE FAREWELL: John Hughes, 94
31 May 2021 MEMORIAL DAY
31 May 2021 515th PIR Formed (1943)
28 May 2021 20-Mile Ruck March
28 May 2021 Chicago Veterans Ruck March
27 May 2021 82nd Infantry Division Deactivated (1919)
24 May 2021 RESCHEDULED: ALL-AMERICAN WEEK
15 May 2021 Armed Forces Day
08 May 2021 V-E Day (1945)
07 May 2021 Military Spouse Appreciation Day
02 May 2021 Chicago Chapter Membership Meeting
02 May 2021 Osama bin Laden Killed (2011)
01 May 2021 National EOD Day
30 Apr 2021 82nd Deploys to Dominican Republic (1965)
15 Apr 2021 17th Airborne Division Formed (1943)
11 Apr 2021 CANCELLED: Chicago Chapter Member Meeting
29 Mar 2021 National Vietnam War Veterans Day
26 Mar 2021 173rd Airborne Brigade formed (1963)
25 Mar 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHICAGO CHAPTER!
23 Mar 2021 Green Ramp Disaster (1994)
22 Mar 2021 Birthday: LTG(R) James Gavin (1907)
19 Mar 2021 Operation Iraqi Freedom begins (2003)
17 Mar 2021 St. Patrick's Day
17 Mar 2021 504th PIR Deploys to Golden Pheasant (1988)
15 Mar 2021 517th PIR Formed (1943)
14 Mar 2021 Chicago Chapter Member Meeting
14 Mar 2021 509th PIR Formed (1941)
14 Mar 2021 Daylight Savings Time begins (02:00)
28 Feb 2021 Opn Desert Storm Ends (1991)
25 Feb 2021 11th Airborne Division Formed (1943)
24 Feb 2021 504th PIR Formed (1942)
24 Feb 2021 Opn Desert Storm Ground War Begins (1991, SWA)
23 Feb 2021 Los Banos Prison Camp Raid (1945, Philippines)
22 Feb 2021 George Washington's Birthday (1732)
22 Feb 2021 Opn Junction City (1967, Katum SV)
16 Feb 2021 Opn Topside (1945, Corregidor)
15 Feb 2021 PRESIDENT'S DAY
14 Feb 2021 Chicago Chapter Member Meeting
14 Feb 2021 503rd PIR Formed (1942)
14 Feb 2021 Golden Brigade Deploys to Vietnam (1968)
03 Feb 2021 Four Chaplains Day
03 Feb 2021 75th Ranger Regiment Formed (1986)
02 Feb 2021 Groundhog Day
01 Feb 2021 National Freedom Day
30 Jan 2021 Tet Offensive Begins (1968)
18 Jan 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
17 Jan 2021 Benjamin Franklin's Birthday (1706)
16 Jan 2021 Operation Desert Storm Begins (1991)
10 Jan 2021 Chicago Chapter: January 2021 Meeting (Online)
03 Jan 2021 82nd Abn Div Returns from WWII (1946)
01 Jan 2021 New Year's Day
20 Dec 2020 Operation Just Cause (1989)
19 Dec 2020 555th PIB Formed (1943)
16 Dec 2020 Battle of the Bulge Begins (1944)
15 Dec 2020 325th AIR Formed (1948)
13 Dec 2020 Chicago Chapter - 2020 Holiday Party
13 Dec 2020 Saddam Hussein Captured (2003)
12 Dec 2020 WWII Victory Parade, NYC (1946)
12 Dec 2020 Golden Brigade Redeploys to Fort Bragg (1969)
15 Nov 2020 Operation Torch II (1942)
11 Nov 2020 Veterans Day
08 Nov 2020 Chicago Chapter: November 2020 Meeting (Online)
08 Nov 2020 Operation Torch I (1942)
31 Oct 2020 Halloween
25 Oct 2020 Operation Urgent Fury
20 Oct 2020 508th PIR Activated (1942)
19 Oct 2020 Operation Rhino (2001)
11 Oct 2020 Chicago Chapter: October 2020 Meeting (Online)
27 Sep 2020 Gold Star Mother's Day
18 Sep 2020 U.S. Air Force Birthday (1947)
18 Sep 2020 National POW/MIA Recognition Day
17 Sep 2020 CONSTITUTION DAY
17 Sep 2020 Operation Market Garden (1944)
13 Sep 2020 Chicago Chapter: September 2020 Meeting (Online) (UPDATED)
13 Sep 2020 Operation Avalanche (1943)
11 Sep 2020 PATRIOT DAY
07 Sep 2020 LABOR DAY
01 Sep 2020 542nd PIR Formed (1943)
26 Aug 2020 Women's Equality Day
25 Aug 2020 82nd Inf Div Activated (1917)
21 Aug 2020 Senior Citizen's Day
19 Aug 2020 National Aviation Day
16 Aug 2020 NATIONAL AIRBORNE DAY
16 Aug 2020 101st Airborne Division Activated (1942)
15 Aug 2020 Operation Dragoon (1944)
15 Aug 2020 325th Redesignated Glider Infantry Regiment (1942)
15 Aug 2020 82nd Inf Div Redesignated 82nd Airborne Division (1942)
14 Aug 2020 V-J Day (1945)
13 Aug 2020 13th Airborne Division Formed (1943)
09 Aug 2020 Chicago Chapter: August 2020 Meeting (Online)
08 Aug 2020 82nd Deploys to Desert Shield (1990)
07 Aug 2020 Purple Heart Day
05 Aug 2020 82nd Division Constituted (1917)
04 Aug 2020 USCG Day (1790)
30 Jul 2020 AIRBORNE FAREWELL: Michael White, 28
27 Jul 2020 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
20 Jul 2020 1st Moon Landing (1969)
20 Jul 2020 507th PIR Formed (1942)
12 Jul 2020 Chicago Chapter: July 2020 Meeting (Online)
10 Jul 2020 Operation Husky I/II
06 Jul 2020 505th PIR Formed (1942)
04 Jul 2020 Independence Day (1776)
03 Jul 2020 Table Tennis (1944)
01 Jul 2020 502nd PIB Formed (1941)
01 Jul 2020 506th PIR Formed (1942)
30 Jun 2020 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment (1949)
27 Jun 2020 National PTSD Awareness Day
23 Jun 2020 Operation Gypsy (1945)
21 Jun 2020 Father's Day
19 Jun 2020 1st Ranger Battalion Formed (1942)
19 Jun 2020 10th Special Forces Group Formed (1952)
14 Jun 2020 Chicago Chapter - June 2020 Meeting (Onilne)
14 Jun 2020 Flag Day
14 Jun 2020 U.S. Army Birthday (1776)
13 Jun 2020 LGOP - Airborne Fishing!
06 Jun 2020 D-Day (1944)
31 May 2020 515th PIR Activated (1943)
27 May 2020 82nd Infantry Division Deactivated (1919)
25 May 2020 Memorial Day
25 May 2020 2020 Memorial Day Parade (CANCELLED)
18 May 2020 All-American Week (CANCELLED)
16 May 2020 Armed Forces Day
15 May 2020 National Defense Transportation Day
10 May 2020 Mother's Day
08 May 2020 Military Spouse Appreciation Day
08 May 2020 V-E Day (1945)
05 May 2020 Cinco de Mayo
03 May 2020 Chicago Chapter - May 2020 Meeting (Online)
05 Apr 2020 Chicago Chapter - April 2020 Meeting (Online!)
17 Mar 2020 St. Patrick's Day
17 Mar 2020 Operation Golden Pheasant (1988)
15 Mar 2020 517th PIR Formed (1943)
08 Mar 2020 Chicago Chapter - March 2020 Meeting
08 Mar 2020 Daylight Savings Time begins
09 Feb 2020 Chicago Chapter - February 2020 Meeting
12 Jan 2020 Chicago Chapter: Jan 2020 Meeting
08 Dec 2019 Chicago Chapter: 2019 Holiday Party
10 Nov 2019 Chicago Chapter: Nov 2019 Meeting + Airborne Trivia!
08 Sep 2019 Chicago Chapter: Sept Meeting + Market Garden Recognition
11 Aug 2019 Chicago Chapter - August 2019
07 Aug 2019 73rd Annual Convention 2019
03 Jul 2019 AIRBORNE FAREWELL: Manfred Steinfeld, 95
09 Jun 2019 Chicago Chapter - June Meeting - D-Day!
03 Jun 2019 Airborne Farewell: Alan Bold, 75
01 Jun 2019 LGOP - Airborne Fishing!
27 May 2019 Memorial Day Parade - Naperville, IL
24 May 2019 LGOP - Chicago Veterans Ruck March
05 May 2019 Chicago Chapter - May 2019 Meeting
14 Apr 2019 Chicago Chapter - April 2019 Meeting
02 Apr 2019 Airborne Farewell: Matthew Wojtaszek, 97
10 Mar 2019 Chicago Chapter - March 2019 Meeting
10 Feb 2019 Chicago Chapter - February 2019 Meeting
13 Jan 2019 Chicago Chapter - Jan 2019 Meeting
09 Dec 2018 Chicago Chapter - Holiday Party
07 Dec 2018 Airborne Farewell: Ralph Calderon, 81
11 Nov 2018 Chicago Chapter - November meeting
14 Oct 2018 Chicago Chapter Meeting
09 Sep 2018 Chicago Chapter - Sept. Meeting + Airborne Trivia Contest
05 Aug 2018 August Chapter Meeting - CANCELED
08 Jul 2018 82nd Airborne John Steele Chapter Picnic
04 Jul 2018 4th of July Parade
10 Jun 2018 Chicago Chapter Meeting
02 Jun 2018 Chicago Chapter Trap Shoot
28 May 2018 Memorial Day Parade - Naperville
12 May 2018 Chapter Fishing Outing - 12 May 2018 - CANCELLED
06 May 2018 Chicago Chapter Meeting - 6 May 2018
08 Apr 2018 Chicago Chapter Meeting - 8 April 2018
11 Mar 2018 Chicago Chapter Meeting
11 Feb 2018 Chicago Chapter Meeting - 11 February 2018
19 Jan 2018 Veteran's Night - Lockport Township High School
14 Jan 2018 Chicago Chapter Meeting
10 Dec 2017 Chapter Christmas Holiday Gathering
12 Nov 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting - 12 November 2017
05 Nov 2017 19th Annual Manteno Veterans Run
15 Oct 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting
23 Sep 2017 VVA Chap 242 - Agent Orange Town Hall Meeting
10 Sep 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting
09 Sep 2017 Mississippi River Dinner Cruise
13 Aug 2017 173rd Abn Bde 50th & 10th Commemorative Ceremony
09 Jul 2017 82nd Airborne John Steele Chapter Picnic
11 Jun 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting
29 May 2017 Memorial Day Parade - Naperville
26 May 2017 Chicago Veterans Ruck March 2017
07 May 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting
06 May 2017 DuPage Veterans Foundation 2017 Honor Flight Fundraiser
09 Apr 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting - 9 April 2017
12 Mar 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting
12 Feb 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting
08 Jan 2017 Chicago Chapter Meeting
13 Nov 2016 Chapter Meeting - November 2016
24 Oct 2016 Airborne Farewell - Tony Vallos, 90
09 Oct 2016 Chapter Meeting - October 2016
11 Sep 2016 Airborne Day 2016
08 Sep 2016 Century of Service: 82nd Airborne Division
10 Aug 2016 70th National Convention
10 Jul 2016 John Steele Chapter Picnic
04 Jul 2016 Independence Day Parade
12 Jun 2016 Chapter Meeting - June 2016
30 May 2016 Memorial Day Parade
23 May 2016 All American Week 2016
13 May 2016 Airborne Farewell - Virginia Vallos
06 May 2016 John Condich Interment
01 May 2016 Chapter Meeting - May 2016
28 Apr 2016 Interview: CMOH Recipient SSG(R) Sal Giunta, 173rd Abn
10 Apr 2016 Chapter Meeting - April 2016
13 Mar 2016 Chapter Meeting - March 2016
14 Feb 2016 Chapter Meeting - February 2016
10 Jan 2016 Chapter Meeting - January 2016



   


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