SERVING OUR VETERANS
The American Veterans Collection is a non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of our veterans.
“We were not allowed to speak of the unseen wounds of war"
What is American Veterans Collection ?
The American Veterans Collection is a non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of our veterans. Through educational workshops we create awareness that war does not simply end when the veteran returns home, for some it only begins.
Jim Chancellor, president of the American Veterans Collection, is a U.S. Army combat veteran who served as a Door Gunner in the Vietnam War. Mr. Chancellor is driven to educate America on the cost of war, not in dollars and cents, but on the psychological toll it has on our veterans
JIM CHANCELLOR
PRESIDENT
STARTED IN 1961
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THE HISTORY OF OUR BUSINESS
START A CENTURY AGO
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Julian Griffith is an Identical twin that was born March 28, 1990, to Janita (School teacher) and Reginald (Truck Driver), in Chicago, IL. He and his brother began acting, and going on auditions, at the age of three years old when several people would come up to their mother telling her how they should be in movies. By five years of age, Julian had broken into the Modeling industry as he began Print Ad modeling in numerous Children's school books. At the age of seven, Julian found a new talent and began playing baseball in the Bellwood Park District.
In 2000, at the age of ten, Julian booked his first Principal role as "Jefferson Albert Tibbs" in the movie Hardball starring Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane. The film went on to gross over $40 million dollars and be #1 in the Box Office for a couple weeks. After the acclaimed success and recognition, Julian made a deal with his mother and decided to take a break from the Movie industry and focus on his education and baseball at the age of 13. Julian attended Seton Academy, a private high school in South Holland, IL, where he went on to be a member of the National Honors Society, a Four-Year Varsity baseball star, an All- Area and All-Conference player, and Top-recruited baseball player of the 2008 Graduating class.
Julian went on to play college baseball at St. Joseph's College (NCAA-D2) and Calumet College of St. Joseph (NAIA) , where he posted a .324 Batting Avg., was tied for first place in Stolen bases in his Senior season, and was awarded the Most Valuable Player award. While in school Julian began making his transition back into the film industry, after a season-ending injury led to him having to have UCL reconstruction surgery on his elbow, when he booked a Principal role in the TV Pilot "The In Crowd", but after two episodes the show ceased production. In 2013, Julian was the first Black man, in Calumet College history, to graduate from the Education program with an Elementary Education degree with a Science Endorsement for Secondary Education.
Shortly after college, Julian signed his first, of three, professional baseball contracts with the Fort Worth Cats of the United League where he posted a .324 Batting Average and played alongside "Batting title champion" Julio Franco in 2014. In 2015, Julian signed a contract to play for the Ellensburg Bulls of the Mt. Rainier League, prior to the league folding only weeks into the season. In 2016, Julian played in the Puerto Rico Winter league, where he was fourth in the league, posting a .488 batting avg. In 2016, Julian signed his third contract with the Eastside Diamond Hoppers of the United Shores Professional Baseball league but was later released. Julian decided to end his pursuit of Professional baseball and now owns Juiced Up Athletics, a Traveling Sports training company that travels around training the youth in Baseball, Softball, and other areas of fitness. Julian uses his experiences to do Public speaking and mentoring around the Chicagoland area and has now transitioned back into acting full-time and can be seen on a Variety of Television series.
ABOUT JIM
PUBLIC SPEAKER DOOR GUNNER PURPLE HEART HEROISM MEDAL VETERAN ADVOCATE
ENDORSEMENTS
Unfortunately, a large number of the individuals that come through our court system suffer from various mental health disorders. For people in our line of work, such situations can be completely foreign and quite frankly very difficult for us to understand. Jim Chancellor's presentation on PTSD was essential in helping us understand what this disorder truly is and how it affects those around us. The information Jim was able to bring to us will be instrumental in coming cases and we look forward to working with him again.
I really appreciate the Vietnam Veterans Ring you presented to me on Sunday, at the Holiday Star Plaza. You know that Vietnam was such a controversial war was while it was going on, that our veterans never got any of the credit they deserved until after some of these pictures came out. Then the people saw what the real fighting looked like. They started to realize that these Vietnam Veterans really put themselves on the line. I'll be very proud of this Ring. I've had a lot of souvenirs in my lifetime, but this one is a stand-out! I really appreciate your thoughts...all those kind words, and I do hope to see you again.
Jim Chancellor has been a huge asset to the formation and success of the Veterans Treatment Court. Jim has served as a mentor to six veterans since the court’s inception in 2014. He has helped veterans find assistance with housing and paying utility bills. Jim’s experience as a veteran and his willingness to share his experience has given the staff of the VTC great insight into aiding veterans who have taken part in the program. Jim has been essential in making our Veterans Treatment Court a success.
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Assisting Veteran Families on Christmas
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Thanksgiving Giveaway for 25 Veteran Families
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Coming together to assist Homeless Veterans
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
The heart of our Organization is to assist our Veteran who gave so much for us when they fought for our country!
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