Hoffman Estates honors service and sacrifice of veterans
Service and sacrifice were honored Wednesday during Hoffman Estates' annual Veterans Day ceremony at the village's Veterans Memorial.
Mayor William McLeod served as the keynote speaker of the event, which was held to thank and honor those who served honorably in the military, both in wartime and peacetime.
Veterans' Memorial Commission Chairman Les Montag also spoke and the Rev. Alan Eaton, chaplain of the Hoffman Estates Police Department, gave the closing invocation. The ceremony also featured music performed by the Hoffman Estates High School band.
Veterans, residents, local officials and students gave thanks to those who've served their country during Hoffman Estates' annual Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday at the village's Veterans Memorial.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Vietnam veteran Dean Loppnow of Hoffman Estates salutes during the Hoffman Estates High School Band's "Salute to America's Finest" tribute at the village's Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
The crowd pauses for a moment of silence during the Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday at the Hoffman Estates Veterans Memorial.
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Bartolo Galvez of Hoffman Estates records his daughter, Ainsley, in the Hoffman Estates High School Band, as it performed Wednesday at Hoffman Estates' Veterans Day ceremony.
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Les Montag, chairman of Hoffman Estates' Veterans Memorial Commission, speaks about the origins of Veterans Day, with Mayor William McLeod standing by, during the village's Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
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