CLC Memorial Day Ceremony set for May 27

Posted May 10, 2016 11:00 pm

Submitted by the College of Lake County

The ninth annual College of Lake County Memorial Day ceremony will be held at noon on Friday, May 27, in the C Wing Auditorium (Room C005) at the Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St. The public is invited to attend.

The keynote speaker will be Paul Hettich, U.S. Army. Other speakers include CLC President Dr. Jerry Weber; Ellen Dimock, Gold Star Mother of Spc. Joey W. Dimock II, U.S. Army Ranger; Spc. Margaret Bennett, U.S. Army; and Sgt. Matthew J. Pirrello, U.S. Army Recruiter. Reading of the meaning of America's White Table will be done by Hettich's sons, Col. Paul J. Hettich and CW4 (retired) Philip A. Hettich, Apache Pilot U.S. Army. The master of ceremonies will be Mike Peck, superintendent of the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission.

The ceremony will include the national anthem and recitation of names of servicemen with Lake County ties who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bagpiper Mary Tallman and the U.S. Marine Corps rifle team will also participate.

Because of construction, park in lot 7, enter at the C1 door and proceed to the lower level C Wing.

For more information, call Joseph Bochantin, CLC veterans services coordinator, at (847) 543-2293 or Wayne Maczko, at (847) 543-2646.

• To submit Your news with one photo, go to dailyherald.com/share. To submit Your news with multiple photos, send it to nbrcalender@dailyherald.com.

Article Comments

Article Comments

Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.