Ceremony at Lake Park to honor World War II service members

Posted August 09, 2015 11:00 pm

Submitted by Sue Fox McGovern, Des Plaines History Center

Des Plaines VFW Post 2992 and the Des Plaines History Center are planning a ceremony 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Lake Park Memorial Pavilion, 200 Lee St., in Des Plaines, to commemorate the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices made by local men and women in World War II. The date of the event falls on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese surrender and the end of the war.

The ceremony will feature a "living timeline," which will consist of people sharing their remembrances from the outset of the war until V-E Day (Victory in Europe, May 8, 1945) and V-J Day (Victory over Japan, Aug. 15, 1945). After the living timeline, the audience will be invited to speak about their own involvement or a family member's service in the armed forces, support organizations, industry, or on the home front.

Organizers of this event have called on the Des Plaines City Council to pass a resolution recognizing Aug. 15 as "Spirit of '45 Day".

For more information, call the History Center at (847) 391-5399 or visit desplaineshistory.org.

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