Invite to the 81st Anniversary PEARL HARBOR Day of Remembrance 2022.
The Once & Always Chicago Marines presents the 81st Remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor memorial program. Saturday, December 3, 2021 at 11 am at the American Legion located at 1824 W. Cortland St., Chicago IL 60622. 
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
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.
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)
Join with the Once & Always-Chicago MARINES; a Dress Blues org support of Veterans and Community to the AmLegion F.D. Roosevelt Post 923 in Chicago for the 49th year Commemoration to the official end of the Vietnam War on April 30, 1975.
Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Wreath Laying Ceremony, Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St. at 11am
Parade, State Street from Lake St. to Van Buren St. at Noon
Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade honors all men and woman who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.
The Wreath Laying Ceremony will begin at 11am at Daley Plaza (50 W. Washington Street). The Parade will step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street. Rear Admiral Zeita Merchant, U.S. Coast Guard will serve as this year’s Parade Grand Marshal. Rear Admiral Merchant, who was born in Chicago, recently made history by becoming the first African American female promoted to flag rank in U.S. Coast Guard history.
This year’s Major General John A. Logan Patriot Award will honor André Richardson King; and the City of Chicago will acknowledge two Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) students with the Cadets of the Year Award: C/LTC Lorena Mozo of Farragut Career Academy and C/Capt Fernando Gonzalez of Marine Leadership Academy.
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 Wreath Laying Ceremony at 11am will also be livestreamed at Chicago.gov/live.
More information at about this event can be found here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/memorial_day_parade.html
Join Veterans For Unification at their next meeting on June 15, 2024.
Veterans for Unification
June Meeting
Saturday
June 15, 2024
10 – 11:30 AM
Oak Park Public Library
Veterans Room on the Second Floor
834 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL
(Click for directions)
Phone (708) 383-8200
FREE parking on the Lower Level and Handicapped accessible with elevator.
1 block West of Oak Park Ave and about 3 blocks east of Harlem
Street & Indoor parking – WC Accessible – Public transportation: contact RTA
Face Masks are Optional
Guest Speaker:
Catherine Sevedge
LCSW Director, Vet Center in Forest Park IL
Refreshments & Camaraderie
There will be refreshments available.
We look forward to seeing you.
Please arrive early.
OPEN MEETING. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND.
Veterans for Unification is a not for profit 501c (3) Organization. All Donations are tax deductible.
Dues are only $20 a year for a great cause: Please click here to join today.
This organization welcomes all veterans and those who support veterans.
Send your check or money order to:
Veterans for Unification
805 Lake Street #198
Oak Park IL 60301
The Italian American War Veterans Post #1 Filippo Mazzei in cooperation with the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans invite you to a solemn ceremony to honor those men and women lost in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, “DECEMBER 7, 1941 – A DATE THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY”
Colors Presented by the American Legion Post 991, Worth, IL. at 0730hrs, East End of the Pier at Anchor on December 7, 2024.
Please join us in camaraderie & support with a “Post Everlasting” memorial program remembering and honoring all warriors assigned to USS Naval Ships or stationed on land-base Ops at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii early Sunday morning on Dec 7, 1941. They are only forgotten if …We, fail to Remember them.
Uniform of the Day is: Comfort-casual
community groups contact: rose/CN rsunrise2@aol.com
Join Veterans For Unification at their next meeting on March 8, 20245
Veterans for Unification
March Meeting
Saturday
March 8, 2025
10 – 11:30 AM
Oak Park Public Library
Veterans Room on the Second Floor
834 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL
(Click for directions)
Phone (708) 383-8200
FREE parking on the Lower Level and Handicapped accessible with elevator.
1 block West of Oak Park Ave and about 3 blocks east of Harlem
Street & Indoor parking – WC Accessible – Public transportation: contact RTA
Face Masks are Optional
Guest Speaker:
Army Major Lorenzo A. Fiorentino (Ret.)
Anti-terrorism officer Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan
Refreshments & Camaraderie
There will be refreshments available.
We look forward to seeing you.
Please arrive early.
OPEN MEETING. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND.
Veterans for Unification is a not for profit 501c (3) Organization. All Donations are tax deductible.
Dues are only $20 a year for a great cause: Please click here to join today.
This organization welcomes all veterans and those who support veterans.
Send your check or money order to:
Veterans for Unification
805 Lake Street #198
Oak Park IL 60301