Libertyville Marine returns to hero’s welcome
Posted July 23, 2011 12:00 am
Family and friends of returning Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Cronin held a parade to welcome him home to Libertyville on Saturday.
The parade included trucks, banners, fire equipment and plenty of supportive onlookers.
It wasn’t a long parade, preceding only a few blocks down Peterson Road in Libertyville from the Cronin family’s store, Century Electric Supply Company, to a local restaurant, Austin’s Saloon and Eatery.
Cronin’s mother, Cheryl, said, those marching in the parade began gathering about noon for the 1 p.m. parade and subsequent celebration.
The Libertyville area fared all right in the Friday night and Saturday morning storms, she said, and the parade was able to go on as planned.
Before his homecoming parade in Libertyville, Lance Corporal Kevin Cronin gets a hug from Ashley Jackaitis, who graduated Carmel High School with him.
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Lance Corporal Kevin Cronin rode on top of a John Deere tractor for his homecoming parade in Libertyville. The Libertyville resident, with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Division, U.S. Marines, arrived back from his tour of combat duty in Afghanistan. The parade stepped off at Century Electric Supply in Libertyville and traveled west on Peterson Road to Austins Saloon and Eatery.
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Libertyville resident Lance Corporal Kevin Cronin climbs off a John Deer tractor as his homecoming parade arrives at Austins Saloon in Libertyville
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