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Welcome to the Associated Fire Fighters of
Illinois Honor Guard!
With the beginning of a new decade, The
AFFI Honor Guard will be starting its 18th year in
existence. Back on January 30th 1993, 69 members of
the Associated Fire Firefighters of Illinois formed the 1st
ever statewide Honor Guard. Today our current membership is
nearing 500. We all take great pride in being a member of this
organization, one that I would say is a step above the norm.
This Honor Guard has been called on several
times to honor our fallen comrades. Our first obligation is to
our own AFFI Sisters and Brothers. However, we have shared in
ceremonies to honor comrades who have fallen throughout our
great Nation. It is truly a heartfelt experience to bestow final
honors to those that have given their all.
The Fire Service is based on tradition. The
Honor Guard has established several traditions within the group.
When we become members we take an oath To Honor, To Cherish, and
To Remember those that have gone before us. We will always do “
Whatever it Takes” to uphold the tradition and integrity of this
Honor Guard. Faces and names change, but the Guard will ALWAYS
remain the same!
I invite everyone who visits our site to
enjoy and to absorb all of the useful information.
In Brotherhood,
Thomas J. Matousek Jr.
State Commander
AFFI Honor Guard
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Congratulations to Lombard for hosting an outstanding 2010
Convention. We look forward to being in Bloomington for
the 2011 Convention. Photo's are now available at
www.wcsphoto.com and click
on the 2010 AFFI Honor Guard Convention.
Stephan Bates
WCS Photography
1215 E. Wilson Ave
Wheaton, IL 60189
630-253-5441
sales@wcsphoto.com
The AFFI Honor Guard Membership approved the
By-Laws at the 2010 Convention. These
By-laws have now been created and
posted to the web site. Please review them for your
knowledge and continued practice of honoring our fallen
comrades.
On the Guidelines
page, there are 3 new additional items that have been added for
your use. The AFFI Honor Guard Pipes & Drums has an
informational packet of guidelines. There are also two
sample packets to assist our Members prior to an LODD happening
to make a difficult time a little less stressful. There is
great information on how you want to be buried in the event of a
LODD, Emergency contact information, important account
information such as banks, life insurance, mortgage, etc.
Highland Park has given us copies of their two packets, and you
can view & change information to assist your own Members.
Message Forum:
By request, I have set up a message forum on the
site. You can click on the link on the left of each page, or
you can click here:
Message Forum You can
leave messages, post information about upcoming events,
training, parties, etc. Happy posting!
Mailing List:
Please sign up on our Mailing List. Hopefully,
this option will make notifications of LODD's much faster. This
is a free service with a maximum of 500 subscribers, so please
only sign up if you are a current Active AFFI Honor Guard
Member. If you know members who are not subscribers, please
e-mail or call them if a LODD notification comes to your
e-mail. I will also send out notifications for events, parades,
etc. You can also sign up to be on the AFFI Honor Guard
mailing list on the AFFI web
site when you register, just mark that you are an AFFI Honor
Guard Member in the check boxes that are presented when you
register.
Our Mission
The Mission of the AFFI Honor Guard shall be
to Promote the Associated Firefighters of Illinois, the Locals
therein, and the fire service as a whole, to the public, in a
positive and proper fashion. To Provide, as a line of duty
death benefit, dignified, honorable services for fallen AFFI
members, their surviving family members, and union brothers and
sisters through organization of and participation in funeral and
memorial services.
Honor Guard Oath
TO HONOR,
TO CHERISH,
TO REMEMBER,
TO SALUTE,
WITH OVERWHELMING PRIDE
FOR YOU, MY COMRADE
I WILL.
Written by Thomas J. Matousek Jr.
Forest Park Local #2753
Contact Information
- Honor Guard Address
- 927 S. Second Street
- Springfield, Il. 62704
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- Electronic mail:
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Webmaster
Jeffrey M. Boetto
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