
- ABOUT THE MEDAL
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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
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:00pm Welcome Ceremony
Chicago's Soldier FieldWednesday, September 16, 2009 10:00am Medal of Honor Recipient Community Outreach
Various Locations - Information Coming SoonThursday, September 17, 2009 Afternoon Major Chicago Sporting Event
Location TBDFriday, September 18, 2009 7:00pm A Night of Valor Concert
Chicago's Symphony CenterSaturday, September 19, 2009 9:00am Medal of Honor Golf Outing
Cantigny Golf Course, Wheaton, IL6:00pm 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
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Honorary Convention Chair
Richard M. Daley
Mayor of Chicago
Co-ChairsEdward C. Tracy
Congressional Medal of Honor Society Liaison
Executive Director, Tawani Foundation
Lisa Moeller
President & COO, USO of Illinois
Allen Lynch*
Host Committee
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
Event ManagementLaura 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:
Laura Anderson
Chicago Medal of Honor 2009 Annual Convention
105 South York Road, Suite 500
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 833-7722
Email

- GALLERY
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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.



