Images: Veterans Day observed in the suburbs
Veterans are honored at a Veterans Day ceremony at Wheaton North High School on Friday.
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After a Veterans Day ceremony at Wheaton North High School on Friday, Maureen Miller presents Principal Jill Bullo with her sons Medal of Honor coin. Wheaton North grad Robert Miller was killed in Afghanistan and the commons area has been dedicated as the Robert J. Miller Student Commons.
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Maureen Miller gets a hug from Principal Jill Bullo after speaking to students at a Veterans Day ceremony at Wheaton North High School on Friday. Her son, Robert Miller, a Wheaton North grad, was killed in Afghanistan. The commons area has been dedicated as the Robert J. Miller Student Commons.
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Richard (Mike) Mikalecky, American Legion Post 391 Chaplain, rings a bell in honor of veterans who have died during the Veterans Day ceremony in Lombard on Friday.
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Sailor GM1 Jason Kelly of Great Lakes Naval Training Center, middle, talks with World War II veteran Charles Collins, left, and his daughter Ruth Laschinski, both of Grayslake, during a Veterans Day event Friday morning at the Winchester House in Libertyville.
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U.S. Rep. Robert Dold, right, talks with veteran Paul Stenzel, Army 101st Airborne Division, of Hawthorn Woods during a Veterans Day event Friday morning at the Wincehster House in Libertyville.
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Lindenhurst Community Service Officer Rebecca Labb honors veterans with a song during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial Friday.
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Lindenhurst Community Service Officer Rebecca Labb sings a song during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial Friday.
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People clap following the keynote speech by Army Major General James H. Mukoyama (retired) during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial Friday.
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Army Major General James H. Mukoyama (retired) was the keynote speaker during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial Friday.
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Vietnam veterans Richard May of Lindenhurst, left, and Lawrence Piemontese of Mundelein offer a salute during the playing of Taps during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial Friday.
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Naperville VFW member Ralph Fisher waits to carry the flag in Napervilles Veterans Day ceremony Friday at Veterans Park in Naperville. He is a Navy vet who served in a nuclear submarine during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1972.
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Several hundred veterans, friends, and family members attend Napervilles Veterans Day ceremony Friday at Veterans Park in Naperville.
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Several hundred people attended Napervilles Veterans Day ceremony Friday at Veterans Park in Naperville.
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Spent cartridges fly as Sgt. Troy Barry, left, and other riflemen fire a 21-gun salute during Napervilles Veterans Day ceremony Friday at Veterans Park in Naperville. Sgt. Barry just returned from serving in Afghanistan.
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Naperville VFW member Ralph Fisher holds the flag as Taps is played at Napervilles Veterans Day ceremony Friday at Veterans Park in Naperville. Fisher is a Navy vet who served in a nuclear submarine during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1972.
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Several hundred people, including Ann Lord from Aurora, attend Napervilles Veterans Day ceremony Friday at Veterans Park in Naperville. Her husband John Lord was a World War II veteran who served with Gen. George Pattons 3rd army in Europe.
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Naperville Mayor and Marine Corps veteran George Pradel arrives at Napervilles Veterans Day ceremony Friday at Veterans Park in his 1941 World War II jeep.
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The Naperville Municipal Band provides music at Napervilles Veterans Day ceremony Friday at Veterans Park in Naperville.
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Fourth-grader Amanda Scheller stands next to her dad, veteran Michael Scheller, during a Veterans Day assembly at Abraham Lincoln School in Glen Ellyn on Friday. Scheller gave the school a flag that flew over his base in Afghanistan.
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Veterans salute a flag during a Veterans Day assembly at Abraham Lincoln School in Glen Ellyn on Friday. The flag was given by Michael Scheller, which flew over his base in Afghanistan.
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Collen Rabe, U.S. Army National Guard, shares a moment with her son, second-grader Brandon Donahue, at a Veterans Day assembly at Abraham Lincoln School in Glen Ellyn on Friday. Rabe just returned from Iraq in October.
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Nathaniel Berrriob, 11, with Fox Lake Boy Scout troop 128 holds his head down during a prayer for veterans during the Veterans Day ceremony in Fox Lake. The ceremony was hosted by American Legion Post 703.
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Steve Sanders, commander of Fox Lake VFW Post 9655, speaks at the Veterans Day ceremony in Fox Lake .
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Jim Reynolds with Fox Lake VFW Post 9655 plays the bugle at the Veterans Day ceremony in Fox Lake.
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A gun salute to veterans by the American Legion Post 703 at the Veterans Day ceremony in Fox Lake.
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About one hundred people attended the Veterans Day ceremony in Fox Lake. The ceremony was hosted by American Legion Post 703,
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Medal of Honor recipient Allen Lynch talks Friday during a Veterans Day Program at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia. In addition to his speech, there were other ceremonies such as a presentation of the history of the American Flag.
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Hannah Bennington, 12, of Batavia, holds an American Flag Friday during a Veterans Day Program at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia.
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Medal of Honor recipient Allen Lynch talks Friday during a Veterans Day Program at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia.
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Chorus teacher Kate Hillman gives instructions to Nate Shank, 12, of Batavia, Friday during a Veterans Day Program at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia.
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Medal of Honor recipient Allen Lynch exits the stage after giving a speech Friday during a Veterans Day Program at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia.
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Sgt. Alex Gonzalez Rodriguez spends some time with his daughter Isabella, 3, before the Buffalo Grove Park District Veterans Day Celebration at Buffalo Grove High School. He is stationed with the Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 48 at Great Lakes.
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The Marine Air Control Group 48 Color Guard presents the colors at the Buffalo Grove Park District Veterans Day Celebration at Buffalo Grove High School.
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Brigadier General Alton Berry, Deputy Commanding General, 88th Regional Support Command, asks what people were doing at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month the Buffalo Grove Park District Veterans Day Celebration at Buffalo Grove High School- He said he was thanking God for all the veterans.
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Anthony Pisano, left, an Army Korean War veteran and Leonard Sophian, a World War II veteran of the Navy listen at the Buffalo Grove Park District Veterans Day Celebration at Buffalo Grove High School.
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VFW Post 2202 Past Commander Joe Wein, an Army veteran of Yugoslavia and Germany, speaks as Post Commander Tom Alderson looks on at Schaumburgs Salute to Veterans in Veterans Gateway Park.
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SFC Richard Bud Nappier, veteran of World War II and Korea, talks about service at Schaumburgs Salute to Veterans in Veterans Gateway Park.
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VFW Post 2202 Rifle Detail members Manuel Martinez, Marines, Vietnam; Gordon Stanley Navy, Korea; and John Narcise, National Security Agency, Vietnam, stand at attention during Schaumburgs Salute to Veterans in Veterans Gateway Park.
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VFW Post 2202 Rifle Detail honors the fallen with a twenty-one-gun salute at Schaumburgs Salute to Veterans in Veterans Gateway Park.
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World War II veteran Gordon Schnulle of Elgin speaks during Hampshire Middle Schools Veterans Day ceremony Friday.
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Veteran Anthony Lopez of Wheaton gets emotional and is comforted by his daughter Marguerite Burke during Hampshire Middle Schools Veterans Day ceremony Friday. Lopez served in the Marines and fought on Iwo Jima during World War II.
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Eleven-year-old Keith Hurley presents a sculpture he made for film maker Larry Cappetto during Hampshire Middle Schools Veterans Day ceremony Friday.
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Documentary film maker Larry Cappetto sings a song he wrote called Freedoms Price during Hampshire Middle Schools Veterans Day ceremony Friday.
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Veteran Richard Matt of Hampshire closes his eyes during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner during Hampshire Middle Schools Veterans Day ceremony Friday. Matt served in the Navy during the Korean War.
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Doc Sheehan, of Elgin and Commander of the Elgin VFW 1307, salutes the flag during the presentation of the colors at the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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The Elgin High School Band under the direction of Jaimie Giraldo plays God Bless America during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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Army veteran Terry Sunderman of Elgin reflects during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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Elgin Mayor David Kaptain delivers a welcome address during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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The combined Veterans´ Color Guard presents the colors during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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Air Force veteran Budd Wilkening of Elgin salutes the flag during the playing of Taps during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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Veterans perform a rifle salute during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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Pastor Hannibal Fredrich, of St. John´s Lutheran in Elgin, delivers an invocation during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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Joe McMahon, Kane County State´s Attorney, speaks of what Veterans Day means to him during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin Friday, November 11, 2011.
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