97-year-old WWII vet to speak at CLC Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 6

Posted October 15, 2015 11:00 pm

College of Lake County

The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at noon on Friday, Nov. 6 in Room C005 (C Wing Auditorium) at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington Street, Grayslake. Bernard Edelman, a 97-year-old World War II veteran and former Prisoner of War, will be the keynote speaker.

In addition, a Veteran Resource Fair and Welcome Home Celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level C Wing to highlight information on veteran benefits and services. The events are being sponsored by CLC and Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.

Edelman, a Lincolnshire resident, was in the 1st Armored Division in the U.S. Army and was captured in Tunisia. He recently shared his experiences at the annual Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day at the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago. (Read more about him at http://tinyurl.com/qhqze3y.)

The ceremony honors those who have served in the U.S. military and will feature U.S. Navy and CLC speakers, a color guard and buglers. A luncheon will be served in Room C003 following the ceremony.

Visitor parking is available in Staff Parking Lot 7, south of the Science Building construction area. Please enter at the C Wing temporary door.

For more information, contact Rodolfo Ruiz-Velasco at (847) 543-2752 or rruizvelasco

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