Veterans Newsletter - January, 2026
January 2026 Veteran's Newsletter
Welcome to 2026, my name is Nick Kashan and I am the newly appointed Veteran Service Officer for Montgomery County. Mr. Joe Ellis has retired after 12 years in this position and is starting to enjoy a very well-deserved retirement. I know that I have massive footsteps to follow in, but I will do my best to continue the outstanding commitment to our veterans that Joe has done.
This past month we had 70 calls into our office and 19 visitors. Our DAV vans were used to take 24 veterans to various appointments in our area.
On January 8th I will be at the Crawfordsville American Legion from 1-4 pm and I will be at the VFW on the 15th from 1-3. On the 17th I will be at the DAV meeting at 11. As always, we have appointments available at our office in the county annex building.
Attorney Dan Taylor will continue to offer will preparation to Veterans at no cost, he can be reached to schedule an appointment at 765-361-9680. If you do not have one yet or need to update an existing one, please call to schedule so your assets can be properly distributed at your time of death.
Tim Timmons from The Paper 24-7 continues to offer a free online edition to this paper for Veterans, it is printed 3 days a week and will be emailed to you. Contact Mr. Timmons at ttimmons@thepaper24-7.com
January 11th is National Medal of Honor Day, the highest award presented to a member of our military.
Office hours are 8-4:30 daily. Phone is 765-361-4133. Scheduling an appointment works best as I am in and out of the office for various reasons.
Nick Kashan
Veteran Service Officer
Montgomery County