Weber named Round Lake Area Exchange Club's hometown hero for April

The Round Lake Area Exchange Club has named U.S. Marine Capt. Steven Weber as its April hometown hero.

Weber is a West Miltmore resident and 2003 graduate of Grayslake Central High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in naval science from Marquette University in 2007.

He was registered for this honor by family friend Pamela Oster of Gurnee.

Weber is married to Nicole Weber and is currently deployed in Afghanistan. He is an aircraft commander, an air-to-air refueling instructor and a functional check flight pilot for a V-22.

Some of the awards and honors Weber has earned are sea service deployment ribbon, national defense service medal, Global War on Terror Medal and expeditionary war on terror. He is scheduled to be home this fall.

With the support of this month's sponsor, Mano a Mano Family Resource Center, Weber's "Hanging with the Heroes" care package will be filled with beef jerky, Pez, snickerdoodles, coffee and a special request of a football.

Also in the package will be a personalized "Hanging with the Heroes" T-shirt, donated by Artrageous of Hainesville, a piece of home and letters from Round Lake Area School Unit 116 students. Heroes also receive from Legion of Mary from St. Joseph's in Round Lake a specially made rosary for the military.

The Round Lake Area Exchange Club will present a plaque to his family Wednesday, May 14, at 7:30 a.m. Panera Bread in Round Lake Beach.

If you have a neighbor, family member, friend, employee, employer, etc. serving in the military register them by going to www.rlaexchange.org/hero. Any and all military personnel serving overseas or in the USA from any of the Round Lake areas, Hainesville, Fox Lake, Ingleside or surrounding areas qualify for the program.

For information, visit the website or contact Sherry Ridge at (847) 740-2379.