Veterans Affairs Outreach

Batesburg-Leesville – 1st Tuesday of each month

              Batesburg-Leesville Police Department Courtroon

Chapin – 2nd Tuesday of each month, Chapin Town Hall

               Council Chambers/Courtroom

 

Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Meetings

7:00 p.m., Veterans Affairs Office, 605 W. Main Street, Lexington, SC

July 14, 2008

October 13, 2008

 

Lexington County DAV Van

              At present, the van runs on Mondays, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. by appointment.  Please schedule your appointments at Dorn VA Medical Center between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and noon Monday through Fridays.  Please call a few days in advance to schedule a ride.

              For further information, call the Lexington County Veterans Affairs office at 803-785-8400, 605 W. Main Street, Suite 101, Lexington, SC 29072. For more details, click here.

Annual Lexington County Veterans Day Parade

The annual Lexington County Veterans Day Parade will be held Sunday, November 9, 2008 beginning at 3:00 p.m.  Contact Sharon Willis at 785-8121 or Gary Baker at 785-8401 for more information.

 

 

Important Dates-2008

January   1 New Year’s Day*

January 15  Martin Luther King Day*
January 16 Operation Desert Storm begins (1991)
January 27 Vietnam Cease Fire (1973)

February is Americanism Month
February 20 Presidents' Day*

February 21 Ash Wednesday
February 23 Iwo Jima Flag Raised (1945)
February 28 Vietnam War era begins (1961)
February 18 ` Persian Gulf War hostilities end (1991)

March   9 Daylight Savings Time begins
March 16   Palm Sunday

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day

March 21 Good Friday

March 23 Easter Sunday

April 6 World War I begins (1917)
April 8 Easter Sunday

May   7 Vietnam War era ends (1975)
May   8 V-E Day, World War II (1945)
May 10  Confederate Memorial Day*

May 13 Mother’s Day
May 20 Armed Forces Day
May 22 Maritime Day
May 26 Memorial Day

June   6 D-Day (1944)
June 14 Flag Day/Army Day
June 15 Father’s Day
June 25 Korean War begins (1950)
June 28 World War I ends (1919)

July   4 Independence Day *   (Lexington County Peach Festival, Gilbert, SC)

July 27 Korean War hostilities end (1953)

August 1 Air Force Day
August 2 Operation Desert Shield ( Persian Gulf) begins (1990)
August 4 Coast Guard Day
August 5 U.S. entry into Vietnam War begins (1964)
August 7 Purple Heart Day
August 9-11  Pelion Peanut Festival

August 15 V-J Day, World War II (1945)

September   1 Labor Day*   (Chapin Labor Day Festival)
September 11 Patriot Day
September 17 Constitution Day

September 19-20 Lexington Fun Fest

October 13 Columbus Day
October 13 Navy Day
October 31 Halloween

November   2 Daylight Savings Time ends

November 10 Marine Corps Day

November   9 Veterans Parade
November 11 Veterans Day  *
November 27 Thanksgiving  *

November 28 *

December   7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December   8 World War II begins (1941)
December 25 Christmas Day *

December 26*

*Holidays VA office will be closed