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Veterans museum hosts event for potential donors

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JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com Mathew St. Patrick, left, of the HBO show "Six Feet Under" chats with Gerald Paulsen, center, and John Wallin, senior vice president of business development for the National Veterans Museum, during an event hosted by museum Wednesday at the Marriott in Hoffman Estates.

JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com Ret. Gen. James Conway speaks during an event hosted by the National Veterans Museum at the Marriott in Hoffman Estates Wednesday.

JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com Joe Cantafio, center, CEO and president of the National Veterans Museum, chats with Brandi Schiff and Sgt. 1st Class Ernest White of the Army's public affairs office in Chicago during the event Wednesday at the Marriott in Hoffman Estates.

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The National Veterans Museum hosted an event at the Marriott in Hoffman Estates Wednesday to further launch efforts to get the 320,000-square-foot museum built on land near Beverly Road and I-90. Potential donors, including Mathew St. Patrick from HBO's "Six Feet Under," and political supporters, including Hoffman Estates Mayor William McLeod, were present.

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