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Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast October 1

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The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club next will meet at 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at 1 East Benton Street, the former Aurora Public Library building in Aurora. The group will gather downstairs where there is plenty of spacing available between individuals. Breakfast will be served in prepared boxes. Donations...

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Kendall Quilts of Valor to veterans

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Names of U.S. military veterans who received Quilts of Valor from Rita Pennington’s group and the Veterans Assistance Commission of Kendall County: Alvin Keith Chrisse; Ed Wolsfelt; Nancy Judge; Norman Meier; Ronald Lambe; James Hill; Chad Lockman; Jim Harvey; Phil Solecki; Edward Ohligschlager; Ed Kurz; Mike Wilson; Rebecca Ropp; Michael...

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David Luna’s U.S. Army experience changed his life

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By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club named David Luna the August Veteran of the Month. He was born June 6, 1971 in Aurora and grew up on the East Side and attended East Aurora High School. He stopped after two years in June 1987. At age 17,...

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Fox Valley Veterans breakfast Club will meet Thursday, Aug. 6

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“Wow, it’s been a long five months,” wrote Herschel Luckinbill, president of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, based in Montgomery. “We will have our first meeting since March, at 7 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, One East Benton Street, Aurora, in the former Aurora Public Library building, lower level.” The...

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Military Appreciation Month recalls sacrifice, service

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By John Montesano May, marked officially as Military Appreciation Month, is a special month for both those in and out of the military. Not only do we pause on Memorial Day to remember the sacrifice and service of those who gave all, but the month holds several other military anniversaries...

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Oswego postpones veterans honors

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Activities planned for Oswego Honors Veterans, a 10-day series of events and observances on and around Memorial Day, has been postponed until 2021 to protect our veterans, volunteers, and the public, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The series of events organized by the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club and the...

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Veterans Assistance Commissions ready to render help

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By John Montesano In light of the current COVID-19 crisis that we are all going through, I will not present a Veteran of this month. Instead, for those veterans who may need assistance, the following is for them. Veteran Assistance Commissions are county governmental agencies operated by and for veterans....

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American Legion Post 504 in Batavia cancels its April 21 meeting due to virus

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The April 21 meeting of the Batavia American Legion Post 504 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 virus situation. For more information and Legion updates, please visit the post’s website bataviapost504.org. — Batavia American Legion Post 504...

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Cliff Oleson: Vietnam veteran to life of community help

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By John Montesano The Veteran of the Month for February is Cliff Oleson. Cliff Oleson, born June 12, 1948, was raised by his grandparents on a farm outside of LeRoy, 15 miles southeast of Bloomington. He drove his first tractor at age 10. After graduating from LeRoy High School in...

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Iwo Jima major Bill White, 104, receives 100,00 cards

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Major Bill White served in World War II, survived the Battle of Iwo Jima island in 1945, and has lived a long life, is 104 years old. During the Battle of Iwo Jima he received a Purple Heart when he led his Marines toward the front lines under heavy fire...

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Dedication important to those serving in the Middle East

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By John Montesano As we welcome in another new year and a new decade, many of us welcome a new set of resolutions. I am not much of a resolution-maker, but there is something that I have wished for every year: Peace on earth. Unfortunately, in my lifetime, there have...

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Bob Brockmann’s life profoundly influenced by Marine Service

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The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Bob Brockmann the December Veteran of the Month. He was born July 28, 1941 in Chicago west suburban Berwyn, where he lived until he was married. He was graduated from Morton West High School in 1959. He went to work for 1st...

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Veterans can help as CASA volunteers

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Fighting to be an advocate for vulnerable children in local communities around Illinois, State representative, Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, joined a group of bipartisan State legislators, some of whom were veterans, and representatives from Illinois Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to call on Illinois veterans to consider training with their local...

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Freedom not free, which U.S. veterans can find out

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By John W. Whitehead War is a grisly business, a horror of epic proportions. In terms of human carnage alone, war’s devastation is staggering. For example, it is estimated that approximately 231 Million humans died worldwide during the wars of the 20th Century. This figure does not take into account...

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State Dental Society assists veterans’ care

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The 6,000-plus dentists of the Illinois State Dental Society will show veterans that we care about their smiles. Throughout November, many Illinois State Dental Society dentists have reserved appointment times in their offices to salute Illinois veterans. Under the Illinois Dentists Salute initiative, participating dentists will provide critically-needed dental services...

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