The Chicago Memorial day parade is on, Saturday, May 27, 2023 and starts at
12 noon on Wacker Drive between Dearborn and State St..

The City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) are honored to announce the Grand Marshal for Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony on Saturday, May 27. The Wreath Laying Ceremony will begin at 11am at Daley Plaza (50 W. Washington St). The Parade will step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street. Major General Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, will serve as the parade’s Grand Marshal. Originally from Chicago’s South Side, Major General Boyd is the highest-ranking African American Officer in Illinois National Guard’s 300 year history.

During the Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade, the City of Chicago honors fallen heroes and Gold Star family members who have lost a loved one in the United States Armed Forces to combat operations or while on active duty. Approved by Congress beginning in 1947, Gold Star Lapel Pins and the Next of Kin Lapel Pins are presented to families not as an award, but as symbols of honor worn by family members in remembrance of their fallen loved ones and their ultimate sacrifice.

The Illinois National Guard is celebrating their 300-year anniversary by commemorating significant dates in its history with communities across the state that share that history. Founded on May 9, 1723, the Illinois National Guard has and continues to draw its strength from the community. The National Guard is the oldest component of the U.S. military and the only military component with both state and federal missions.

The Wreath Laying Ceremony at 11am will also be livestreamed at Chicago.gov/live.

More information can be found at: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/memorial_day_parade.html

The next CVO meeting will be on the third Wednesday of the month, June 21^st,  on zoom.

The Zoom Information will be sent out prior to the June 21^st meeting.

The next CVO meeting will be on the third Wednesday of the month, July 19th,  on zoom.

The Zoom Information will be sent out prior to the July 19th meeting.

More information about the meeting can be found here.

Join various Veterans and Communities as we come together to Salute Korean War Veterans of 7 decades this date, to show America, these heros will be foreever Remembered.

Saturday, July 29, 2023 @ 11:15 am to 12:45 pm at Kennedy Park, 11320 S. Western Ave.,Chicago, IL. 60643.

The next CVO meeting will be on the third Wednesday of the month, August 16th,  on zoom.

The Zoom Information will be sent out prior to the August 16th meeting.

More information about the meeting can be found here.

The next CVO meeting will be on the third Wednesday of the month, October 18th,  on zoom.

The Zoom Information will be sent out prior to the October 18th meeting.

More information about the meeting can be found here.

The next CVO meeting will be on the third Wednesday of the month, November 15th,  on zoom.

The Zoom Information will be sent out prior to the November 15th meeting.

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Invite to the 82nd Anniversary PEARL HARBOR Day of Remembrance 2023.

The Once & Always Chicago Marines presents the 82nd Remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor memorial program.  Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 11:15 am at the American Legion  located at 1824 W. Cortland St., Chicago IL 60622.

(photoCR: the Garden Island & CBS58)

The next CVO meeting will be on the third Wednesday of the month, January 17th,  on zoom.

The Zoom Information will be sent out prior to the January 17th meeting.

More information about the meeting can be found here.

The next CVO meeting will be on the third Wednesday of the month, February 21st,  on zoom.

The Zoom Information will be sent out prior to the February 21st meeting.

More information about the meeting can be found here.