Aurora Memorial Day Parade
Participants in the annual Aurora Memorial Day parade, Monday, include, left, the new school name, Pope St. John Paul II Catholic Academy, the successor to the four closed schools (see article here). Jason Crane/The Voice
Memorial Day observances, parades, ceremonies, listed
The Voice staff reports Memorial Day observances fill our communities. The following list has varied activities. All are designed to properly pay respects to the military members who died in action and once served and have passed. All of the observances will be Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, unless otherwise
Christopher Hess grand marshal Aurora parade
Lifelong Auroran, military veteran, and Bronze Star recipient, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Christopher Hess, this week was named grand marshal of the 2018 Aurora Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 28. “SFC Hess has been in the military for nearly three decades and is still on active duty,” said mayor Richard
Herschel Luckinbill White Sox Hero of the Game
Herschel Luckinbill, Montgomery, president of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, will be honored as the Sox Hero of the Game at the 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, May 23. Luckinbill, U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class, will be acknowledged on the field
Memorial Day observances, parades, ceremonies, listed
The Voice staff reports Memorial Day observances fill our communities. The following list has varied activities. All are designed to properly pay respects to the military members who died in action and once served and have passed. All of the observances will be Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, unless otherwise
WWII Backman memorial Monday
There will be a short prayer service for Pearl Harbor casualty Walter H. Backman at Healy Chapel, 332 W. Downer Place in Aurora at 1 p.m. Memorial Day, Monday, May 28. Click here for more information. At 1:30 p.m. a memorial procession will leave Healy Chapel go west on Downer
Marmion Academy’s Flannigan Rifles finished in fifth place overall in the Nation
Twenty teams competed for the National High School Drill Team competition May 5-6 in Daytona, Fla.. Marmion Academy’s Flannigan Rifles finished in fifth place overall in the Nation and pose for a photo. Flannigan Rifles Drill Team has placed in the top five the last 10 years. Inspection took third
Presentation on Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in Aurora
John Russell, grant writer for the city of Aurora, presents information about the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in Aurora at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. The GAR Memorial Hall and Museum in Aurora, 23 E. Downer Place, is one of a
Congressman Foster’s statement: Against Iran deal withdrawal
U.S. congressman Bill Foster (D. 11th) released the following statement Tuesday on president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran Nuclear Deal: “I strongly condemn president Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal. President Trump’s announcement shows his diplomatic incompetence and his technical ignorance
Ralph Fisher: Many skills, experiences, included submarines
By John Montesano – The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Ralph Fisher, the May 2018 Veteran of the Month. Ralph, born in Chicago October 21, 1944, was raised in Lombard, until he went into the Navy. After graduating high school, he attended Greer Tech in Chicago. He worked
ATF speaker at Aurora Navy
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, May 15 at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery. The after dinner speaker will be Mr. Timothy W. Jones, assistant special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Division of the Federal Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm
Vets Week Aurora set for May 19-28
The City of Aurora’s Veterans Advisory Council is planning Vets Week Aurora to start Armed Forces Day, May 19 and run through Memorial Day, May 28. • Saturday, May 19: Free Picnic and Patriotic Concert at Cool Acres, 500 Block Clearwater Drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., food served from
Government transparency first step to accountability
Is the U.S. government evil? You tell me. This government treats its citizens as faceless statistics and economic units to be bought, sold, bartered, traded, tracked, tortured, and eventually eliminated once they’ve outgrown their usefulness. This government treats human beings as lab rats to be caged, branded, experimented upon, and
Salute to State champion Marmion:
Mayor Richard Irvin of Aurora, right, holds the State champions flag with Marmion Academy club ice hockey team members at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday. Marmion won the high school White Division State championship March 16 with a 2-1 victory over New Trier Gray in overtime at the United
Air Classics Museum of Aviation in Sugar Grove offers tours
The Air Classics Museum of Aviation in Sugar Grove is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April through October, and will be closed for major holidays. Admission is $8. for adults, $5. for seniors 62 and older and children. Children under five are free of charge.
East Aurora NJROTC annual awards:
East Aurora High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NJROTC) holds its annual awards ceremony in the school gym Wednesday, April 18. The East Aurora NJROTC is the largest high school affiliation in the State. Master Chief George Allen (retired) is the school’s naval science instructor. Submitted photo
Wolves guarding henhouse: Military forces to the border
The ease with which Americans are prepared to welcome boots on the ground, regional lockdowns, routine invasions of their privacy, and the dismantling of every constitutional right intended to serve as a bulwark against government abuses is beyond unnerving. I am referring at this moment to president Donald Trump’s decision
Reader’s Voice: His voice against Whitehead theme
March 23, 2018 Dear editor; I was appalled, shocked, and angered by the March 1 article in The Voice by Mr. John W. Whitehead, a regular columnist “U.S. gun violence spawned by military culture, warfare.” His article was an affront to everyone who ever served in our military, including me.
Air Force veteran receives key to new house
Aurora resident Lawella Szweda, left, an Air Force veteran, receives a ceremonial house key from Cornell Shaw, Board member of Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, during Saturday’s service dedicating her rehabbed Habitat home for her family at 775 George Avenue in Aurora. Al Benson/The Voice
Col. Catich at Aurora Navy League
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, March 20. The meeting will be held at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery. The after dinner speaker will be Lieutenant Colonel Vincent K. Catich, USAF(Ret.) who will speak on “My 15 Years Flying the U-2