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Veterans honored at Arlington Heights breakfast

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Pfc. Marine Leonard Zaehler, 93, who served in World War II, presents a piece of cake to the youngest Marine, Mike Kubas of Grayslake, who is a 3rd generation Marine at the Veterans Day celebration held Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights.

Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer

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Dick Whitney of Arlington Heights delivers the Marine Corps flag at the Veterans Day celebration held Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights. The Northwest Suburban Marine Corps League was celebrating the 237th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer

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World War II veteran Leonard Zaehler of Prospect Heights smiled when he discovered the cake at the Veterans Day breakfast in Arlington Heights was for a birthday celebration much older than his 93 years. His beloved Marine Corps turned 237 on Saturday."It makes me proud," Zaehler said after a two-hour ceremony at the St. Peter Lutheran Church Life Center that honored veterans from the six military branches of Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant mariners, as well as a special tribute to the prisoners of war and those still missing in action.
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    • Pfc. Marine Leonard Zaehler, 93, who served in World War II, presents a piece of cake to the youngest Marine, Mike Kubas of Grayslake, who is a 3rd generation Marine at the Veterans Day celebration held Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights.
    • Dick Whitney of Arlington Heights delivers the Marine Corps flag at the Veterans Day celebration held Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights. The Northwest Suburban Marine Corps League was celebrating the 237th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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