Naperville flag display to return to Rotary Hill

A sea of red, white and blue will blanket Naperville’s Rotary Hill during the week of Veterans Day.

Operation Support our Troops - America and the Naperville Park District are hosting the “Healing Field of Honor” — a display of American flags — Nov. 7-12 at Rotary Hill next to the Millennium Carillon.

The multi-day event will also feature the Vietnam Wall of Remembrance, bearing the names of more than 58,000 service members who died in Vietnam between 1957 and 1975. Organizers will hold an opening ceremony at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, and Vietnam veterans will share stories and answer questions at the memorial.

A Veteran’s Day observance will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

People can purchase a flag, which includes a tag that they can personalize with a message for those being honored. Proceeds benefit the programs of Operation Support Our Troops-America, an organization that sends care package items to service members.