Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 commander Mike Eckburg, at the regular monthly Roosevelt Aurora American Legion Post 84 meeting, acknowledged a World War II veteran for his unwavering commitment to honoring the fallen heroes on Memorial Day. Every year since Ken Olson had joined the Roosevelt Aurora American Legion Post
The Kendall County Salute to Veterans will show its appreciation for all veterans and active duty military by treating them to a free steak dinner, Friday, June 22, at the Kendall County Fairgrounds, 10826 State Route 71, Yorkville. The program will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and dinner
Pallbearers carry the casket from the Healy Chapel in Aurora following a prayer service for Walter Backman Monday, Memorial Day, to a hearse. Backman, of the U.S. Navy, died December 7, 1941 in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His remains recently were identified and flown to Illinois for burial
Just as in years past around Memorial Day, I like to write a military-themed column, sometimes dealing with my illustrious military career, the last half of which was spent in the offices of U.S. Eighth Army Headquarters G-1 in Seoul, Korea. My fellow troopers and I were ready at a
U.S. Navy veteran Herschel Luckinbill of Montgomery, waves to the crowd as the Hero of the Game at the Chicago White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago May 23. He is president of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club. Sean King for The Voice
A variety of cars on display at the AVAC (Aurora Veterans Advisory Council) car show in West Aurora Plaza Saturday help raise funds. Nearly 100 cars were entered to help raise funds during the third annual Vets Week. Carter Crane/The Voice
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
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
Memorial Day is more than an unofficial first day of Summer with picnics, barbecues, and family gatherings. The fourth Monday in May each year is for a sense of remembering, a memorial. We can pause for a few hours in some way to participate in a memorial. Remembering a loved
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ethnicity, Diversity exhibit Friday There are endless ways to build an American city. In Aurora we did it through the optimism and hard work of waves of immigrants from a dozen nations and cultures around the world. A new exhibit, Ethnicity and Diversity in Aurora, 1834-present, will begin Friday, May
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.
Colonel/president Theodore (T, TR, Teddy) Roosevelt threw strikes Saturday in Aurora. First, in the afternoon he was entertaining at the Santori Public Library of Aurora and in the evening at the Paramount Theatre. He struck the fancy of the audience which paid rapt attention. The performances varied significantly and a
The Fox Valley Marines and Carol Ahmad of the Batavia Food Pantry pose for a photo Saturday during the delivery of potatoes to the Batavia Food Pantry. From left is William Barnett, Carol Ahmad, Richard Marrello, Richard Buss, and Allan Scott. The delivery is an annual event for the Fox
