National Service / Veterans Service
| State Chairman: |
Sid Ervin 1753 Sherman Avenue Vicksburg, MS 39180 Home: 601-638-8815 |
Mississippi Lodges Serving Our Veterans:
| Biloxi #606 | Biloxi VA Hospital | 1st Tuesday of each month |
| Gulfport #978 | Biloxi VA Hospital | 1st Monday and 4th Thursday of each month |
| Canton #458 | Kosciusko Veterans Home | 3rd Thursday of each month |
| Hattiesburg #599 | Collins Veterans Home | 2nd Monday of each month |
| Ocean Springs #2501 | Biloxi VA Hospital | 2nd Tuesday of each month |
| Pascagoula #1120 | Biloxi VA Hospital | |
| Vicksburg #95 | Jackson VA Hospital | 3rd Tuesday of each month |
| Canton | Eddie Johnson, Chairman |
| Vicksburg | Sid Erwin, Chairman |
| Gulfport | Jewel Huch, Chairman, VAVS Representative |
| Al O'Banion, Deputy VAVS Representative | |
| Ocean Springs | Richard Kletecka, Chairman |
Gulfport Lodge holds an ice cream social for patients confined to closed hospital wards on the 1st Monday and hosts bingo games on the 4th Thursdayof each Month.
A Concise History of the Elks National Veterans Commission