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Okerson is featured speaker at Eldorado Rotary

  • John Okerson, charter captain for Team Red, White & Blue's southern Illinois region, was the Rotary guest of Martin Rowe, left. President Caleigh Bruce also is pictured.

    John Okerson, charter captain for Team Red, White & Blue's southern Illinois region, was the Rotary guest of Martin Rowe, left. President Caleigh Bruce also is pictured.
    TRAVIS DENEAL PHOTO

  • TRAVIS DENEAL PHOTO John Okerson, charter captain for the southern Illinois chapter of Team Red, White & Blue, speaks to Eldorado Rotary Tuesday.

    TRAVIS DENEAL PHOTO John Okerson, charter captain for the southern Illinois chapter of Team Red, White & Blue, speaks to Eldorado Rotary Tuesday.

 
BY TRAVIS DENEAL tdeneal@dailyregister.com
updated: 2/16/2018 2:24 PM

ELDORADO -- Eldorado Rotary guest John Okerson spoke Tuesday at Dad's Bar-B-Q in Eldorado, sharing information about Team Red, White & Blue.

Team RWB's mission is to enrich the lives of America's veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity, according to Okerson.

The organization accomplishes this through two core programs, its Chapters and Community program, which focuses on engagement with the community, and the Eagle Leadership Development Program.

Okerson, a retired Army paratrooper who saw combat in Afghanistan and Iraq following the U.S. response to 9/11, is the southern Illinois region's charter captain.

For more information, Okerson may be reached by e-mail at john.okerson@teamrwb.org or by calling (618) 499-6621.

 
 
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