Remembering time in combat
The College of Lake County hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony Friday, with a Navy captain as the keynote speaker. Capt. Paul Roach was a combat trauma surgeon who led a medical and surgical company that supported a Marine Corps offensive in southern Afghanistan in 2014.
Roach's speech focused on his meaning of Veterans Day: memories.
"I visit Afghanistan or Afghanistan visits me probably every day of my life," Roach said.
Veteran Orval Kolden of Lake Forest salutes during a Veterans Day ceremony at the College of Lake County Friday in Grayslake. Kolden served in the Army from 1946-1974.
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Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.comColor Guard from Naval Station Great Lakes present the colors during a Veterans Day ceremony at the College of Lake County Friday in Grayslake.
Army veteran George Duberstein of Haineville listens to the keynote address during a Veterans Day ceremony at the College of Lake County Friday in Grayslake. Duberstein served two tours of duty in Vietnam.
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Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.comColor Guard from Naval Station Great Lakes march in during a Veterans Day ceremony at the College of Lake County Friday in Grayslake.
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