At the regular meeting of Strasburg s Liberty Post 289 of the American Legion on April 9, Dwight Lading was presented with a Certificate of Continuous Membership for 70 years in
Ceremony posthumously honors Lake County s last surviving Union soldier who met Lincoln; (He) had a special place in the community chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Steven Holt of Aurora was elected the AMVETS Department of Illinois Commander for the 2023-2024 year. Commander Holt is an Army veteran and an active member of Aurora AMVETS Post 103.
Clear skies greeted Civil War reenactors, history fans, Boy Scouts and politicians who gathered yesterday to unveil a new bust dedicated to a Medal of Honor recipient from the Civil War who came from Galena. “Sgt. Henry H. Taylor was born in Galena in 1840s,” said Jerry Howard, commander of the Fickbohm-Hissem Post 193 Galena […]
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg), introduced a bill to rename the St. Charles East Side Station Post Office as the Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office.