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Images: Veterans Day in the Suburbs of Chicago

Veterans of all military branches were honored Friday in Veterans Day ceremonies across the suburbs of Chicago.

  Army Air Corps veteran William Kramer listens as Taps is played during a pinning ceremony to honor veterans at Arden Courts Memory Care facility in Geneva Friday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Marine Corps veteran Mel Rozanski of Arlington Heights is greeted by students during a parade through the hallway at the conclusion of a Veterans Day event at Windsor School in Arlington Heights Friday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Students sing patriotic songs during a Veterans Day event at Windsor School in Arlington Heights Friday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Second grader Hannah Tobin and her brother, Colin, a fifth grader, lower right, have breakfast with their grandfather, Stephen Chapman of Huntsville, Ala., during a Veterans Day event at Windsor School in Arlington Heights Friday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren reaches to hand a certificate to Army Air Corps veteran William Kramer during a pinning ceremony to honor veterans at Arden Courts Memory Care facility in Geneva Friday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Air Force and Vietnam veteran Michael Loughman salutes as the "Air Force Song" is played during a pinning ceremony to honor veterans at Arden Courts Memory Care facility in Geneva Friday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Navy veteran Stanley Brenton watches the color guard pass during a pinning ceremony to honor veterans at Arden Courts Memory Care facility in Geneva Friday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Antioch resident and Marine Corps veteran Mel Ellingsen was honored along with fifty others at the Thompson Elementary Veterans Day program Friday in Lake Villa. Shirley Ellingsen, left, attended the event with her husband. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Thompson Elementary third grade students sing during Friday's Veterans Day program in Lake Villa. The school's 630 students honored 50 local vets with a breakfast, program and classroom visits. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Karen and Dan Burris take part in a dedication ceremony for the new Lisle Veterans Memorial on Friday. Their son, a navy sailor, died in Abu Dhabi in 2015. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
  A dedication ceremony for the new Lisle Veterans Memorial on Friday. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
  Richard Varey, WWII veteran from Lisle, acknowledges the crowd during a dedication ceremony for the new Lisle Veterans Memorial on Friday. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
  Visitors check out a new monument at the new Lisle Veterans Memorial on Friday. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
  The American Legion Post 76 hosted a Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park in Wheaton Friday. Commander Bob Mischler of American Legion Post 76 spoke at the event. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
  American Legion Post 76 hosted a Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park in Wheaton Friday. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
  American Legion Post 76 hosted a Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park in Wheaton Friday, and Luetta Coonrod of Lombard was there to hold the flag for the 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
  Arlington Park owner Richard Duchossois is introduced by eighth grader Alyson Kolbus as the keynote speaker at a Veterans Day service hosted by St. Theresa School in Palatine. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Arlington Park owner Richard Duchossois was the keynote speaker at a Veterans Day service hosted by St. Theresa School in Palatine. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Sgt. William Mefferd USMC, who served in Afghanistan, was a guest speaker at a Veterans Day service hosted by St. Theresa School in Palatine. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Sgt. William Mefferd USMC, who served in Afghanistan, is greeted by his aunt and third grade teacher Dotty Burns, during a Veterans Day service at St. Theresa School in Palatine. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  First through seventh graders make a presentation during a Veterans Day service hosted by St. Theresa School in Palatine. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Marian Meredith of the Wheaton College ROTC prepares to deliver framed photos to the Ralph LaFido family at Cantigy Park during "Reflections Framed," a celebration benefiting the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
  Makaila Myslinski, 5, of Riverside points out part of a display in the Cantigny Park Museum which will be closed for remodeling until August 2017. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
  The Cantigny Park Museum, home to the First Division called the "Big Red One" will be closed for remodeling until August 2017. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
  Cadets salute during Marmion Academy Veterans Day ceremony. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Edwin Basinger of Buffalo Grove covers his heart during Marmion Academy Veterans Day ceremony. Basinger served in the Marines in the 1950's has a grandson who attends Marmion. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Thomas J Glemkowski addresses the crowd Marmion Academy Veterans Day ceremony. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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