2009 Congressional Medal of Honor -- September 15 - 19, 2009 -- Chicago, Illinois -- Pritzker Military Library

ABOUT THE MEDAL

The Congressional Medal of Honor was established by a joint resolution of Congress on July 12, 1862. The Medal of Honor is awarded in the name of Congress to a person who while a member of the armed services distinguishes him or herself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his/her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States.

The President in the name of Congress has awarded more than 3,400 Medals of Honor to our nation's bravest soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guardsmen. There are currently 105 living Medal of Honor recipients.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
1:00pm	Welcome Ceremony Chicago's Soldier Field
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
10:00am	Medal of Honor Recipient Community Outreach Various Locations - Information Coming Soon
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Afternoon	Major Chicago Sporting Event Location TBD
Friday, September 18, 2009
7:00pm	A Night of Valor Concert Chicago's Symphony Center
Saturday, September 19, 2009
9:00am	Medal of Honor Golf Outing Cantigny Golf Course, Wheaton, IL
6:00pm	Patriot Award Dinner Chicago's Swissotel

JOIN THE TEAM

For more information on how to be involved in the 2009 Medal of Honor Convention, please contact Laura Anderson at Winning Systems at (630) 833 - 7722.

COMMITTEE

Richard M. Daley
Mayor of Chicago

Edward C. Tracy
Executive Director, Tawani Foundation

Lisa Moeller
President & COO, USO of Illinois

Allen Lynch*
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Medal of Honor Patriot's Award Dinner
Co-Chair

LTC John "Jack" Amberg, USA
Director, U.S. Army Public Affairs Midwest

Jeanne Arens
Director of Operations and Protocol, Office of the Governor of Illinois

James Balcer
Alderman, 11th Ward

MG John Borling, USAF (Ret.)*
Sponsorship Committee Co-Chair
Chairman, Performance Consulting Group

Richard A. Bruder*
Finance Chair, Medal of Honor Convention
Managing Partner, Graue Mill Partners, LLC

T. Tolbert Chisum*
Sponsorship Committee Co-Chair
Managing Director, Wintrust Financial

Dennis Coll
Former Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army

Richard Gallagher
Advisor to the Chairman of the Board, Intersections, Inc.

Dan Gibbons
Assistant to the Mayor, City of Chicago

Steven L. Good
Chairman & CEO, Sheldon Good & Company International

BG David Grange, USA (Ret.)
President & CEO, McCormick Tribune Foundation

MAJ Steven Green, USA (Ret)
Assistant Director of Operations and Plans,
Area 26 - Military Schools & JROTC

Daniel Hefner
The Hefner Agency

Gary T. Johnson
President, Chicago History Museum

David Kohn
Executive Director of Public Affairs, Union League Club of Chicago

James Law
Vice President of Planning & External Affairs, Chicago Children's Museum

Warren Martin
Executive Vice President, Morgan Franklin

Jonathan McCabe
General Manager & COO, Union League Club of Chicago

Megan McDonald
Executive Director,
Mayor's Office of Special Events

Fr. John McNalis*
Medal of Honor Memorial Service Co-Chair
Chaplain, Chicago Fire Department

LTC Rick W. Mills, USA (Ret.)*
Outreach & JROTC Committee Chair
Director, Office of High School Programs,
Department of Military Schools & JROTC

Tom Palmen
President & Founder, Palmen Associates

Brendan Reilly
Alderman, 42nd Ward

MG John E. Scully, AUS (Ret.)*
Medal of Honor Memorial Service Co-Chair
Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army

John Sirek
Citizenship Program Director, McCormick Tribune Foundation

Joan Bulkeley Stade*
Medal of Honor Patriot's Award Dinner Co-Chair
Vice-Chairman, USO of Illinois

CAPT Dave Truitt*
Honoring Illinois Heroes/PR and Marketing
Co-Chair

LTC Ryan Yantis, USA (Ret)
Executive Director, Pritzker Military Library

Laura Anderson
President, Winning Systems

* denotes sub-committee chair

LINKS

Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation
www.cmohfoundation.org

Congressional Medal of Honor Society
www.cmohs.org

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society Wisconsin Convention
www.medalofhonorwi07.com

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society Denver Convention
www.medalofhonor2008.org

MSNBC - The Daily Nightly
dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com

Above and Beyond Citizen Honors
www.aboveandbeyond365.com

USO of Illinois
www.uso.org

Pritzker Military Library
www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org

CONTACT US

For more information:

Chicago Medal of Honor 2009 Annual Convention
105 South York Road, Suite 500
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 833-7722
Email

GALLERY

Convention leadership during the announcement press conference for the 2009 Medal of Honor Convention in Chicago. From left to right: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago: Alan Lynch, Medal of Honor Recipient; COL (IL) James N. Pritzker, ILARNG (Ret.), President & CEO, Tawani Enterprises, Inc.; Edward C. Tracy, Executive Director, Tawani Foundation; Lisa Moeller, President & COO, USO of Illinois.

The effort to bring the Medal of Honor Society Convention to Chicago has been led by the Tawani Foundation in association with the USO of Illinois, the Mayor's Office of Special Events and with additional endorsements by the Chicago JROTC program, the McCormick Tribune Foundation, and the Chicago Sun Times, among others. Dates for the convention are September 15 - 19, 2009.