The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton and the Congressional Medal of Honor Society present a rare opportunity to meet a Medal of Honor recipient. Staff Sergeant David G. Bellavia (U.S. Army ret.) will visit Cantigny Monday, May 8, for a special event in the Museum’s Date with...
Krzystof Laskowski, left, visiting Montgomery from Gdynia, Poland, presents "Russo Ukrainian War from Polish Perspective" at Riverview Diner in Montgomery.
The Bolingbrook High School JROTC is being put on probation and we have until March 31 to help save the program along with getting two new instructors to coordinate the program. If you can please spread the word with anyone you may know to help them save the program, it...
Earnings for active duty military service or active duty training have been covered under Social Security since 1957. If you served in the military before 1957, you didn’t pay Social Security taxes, you receive special credit for some of your service. You can get both Social Security (SSAN) benefits and...
Navy veteran Chris Gaines of Aurora reports Tuesday, July 19, on a salute by suburban residents for crew members and their families of the USS Illinois submarine.
Cyber-terrorism came to the front of my mind with the advent of the war in the Ukraine. If cornered, a thug such as Vladimir Putin might lash back with cyberwar tools. The Russians appear quite advanced at it, based on the many, damaging hacks of American businesses that appear to...
April 1, 2022Dear editor; April 23, America’s Army Reserve will celebrate the generations of soldiers who, like many patriots before them, embraced their roles as citizen soldiers, and continue their proud and distinguished legacy of service in the Army Reserve. Through the interwar years, WWII, the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam,...
Military veterans bow their heads at the Naperville Vietnam War Veterans Day Observance at Veterans Park, March 29 to remember 11 Naperville residents who died in Vietnam.
War! For the second time since the close of World War II, war has broken out in Europe. The first time was a regional conflict in the 1990s when Serbia attempted to hold the Yugoslav Federation together, but failed, thanks to NATO’s intervention. This time around, the war is international...
West Aurora High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets compete in the Blackhawk drill meet February 5.
Continuing the adventures of PFC Chas (and you thought you had seen the last of these thrilling adventures, dear reader – silly you!) The Third Armored Medical Company, a.k.a. the “Third Herd,” was well-equipped to administer first-aid in a combat zone. The Third Herd was not well-equipped, however, to administer...
Continuing her efforts to urge the United States Congress to authorize president, Joe Biden to honor Korean War Veterans with Congressional Gold Medals, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, (D-Oswego), met with senator Tammy Duckworth to officially present her with a Senate Joint Resolution passed by the Illinois General Assembly. “The Korean...
West Aurora High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet, Matt Leslie, was selected for the J-100 AFJROTC Character-in-Leadership Scholarship program. Leslie, a senior from Aurora, was nominated by his instructors and passed all tests and interview requirements. Leslie plans to attend the University of Nebraska and major...
Oswego resident and retired Navy submarine captain Len Wass presents "The U.S. Submarine Force: Strike From the Depths" Tuesday, Jan. 18.
You do not need to be a member of the Navy League, or have a reservation, to attend the in-person meeting. The general public is welcome. The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Jan. 18 dinner meeting at the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and...
By Tom Siebert Retired four-star General David Petraeus, who led U.S. and coalition forces in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, said recently that shifting military resources from one country to the other in 2003 led to failure on both fronts. “We did not get the inputs right in Afghanistan,” said...
By Al Benson Aurora’s annual Pearl Harbor Day memorial luncheon saluted World War II veterans and outstanding high school youth. Several hundreds packed Gaslite Manor in Aurora for the 52nd annual event by Navy League Aurora Council and Aurora Rotary Club. Navy League Aurora Council is a nonprofit group supporting...
Receiving mail from your hometown while on active military duty is a welcomed surprise. For those stationed away from home during the holiday season, that surprise is even more special. The city government of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home program honors active military personnel from Aurora by providing them with...
Although the weather may have changed Veterans Day plans for city of Aurora government officials and veterans honored, it certainly didn’t dampen the patriotic spirit. Out of an abundance of caution and with guidance from emergency management professionals, the Aurora city government Veterans Day parade scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 11,...
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Nov. 16 dinner meeting at its new, permanent location, the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. It is a large private room and can be entered from the north door or through the restaurant. There...
