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Flag Day 'Flags of Valor' Ceremony Will Remember 20 Illinois Veterans
Joliet and other Will County residents are invited to a special ceremony Wednesday to honor veterans killed while serving the U.S.
JOLIET, IL - City of Joliet officials are holding a special ceremony on Flag Day this week; honoring a total of 20 soldiers, Marines and reservists in the process.
Will County residents are invited to Flags of Valor at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, in the Joliet City Hall's Council Chambers — They're located on the second floor of the building at 150 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet. The event is the result of a collaboration among Joliet and Will County Veterans Assistance Commission representatives, according to a community alert.
The ceremony coincides with Flag Day, an annual holiday commemorating the Second Continental Congress's June 14, 1777, adoption of the American Flag in the U.S. This year marks the 240th anniversary of that resolution.
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Speakers will include Retired Army Colonel James Capparelli, Gold Star Sister Dawn Thomas, and Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk.
The ceremony will honor the following Illinois residents and U.S. Military veterans who were killed serving the U.S. in the days and years following Sept. 11, 2001:
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- U.S. Army Sergeant Sirlou C. Cuaresma, of Chicago
- U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Adam W. Kaiser, of Romeoville
- U.S. Marine Pfc. Sean T. Cardelli, of Downers Grove
- U.S. Marine Sergeant Edward G. Davis III, of Antioch
- U.S. Marine Sergeant Nickolas Lee Hopper, of Montrose
- U.S. Army Sergeant Grzegorz Jakoniuk, of Schiller Park
- U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher, of Grayslake
- U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jesse D. De La Torre, of Aurora
- U.S. Marine Corporal Adam T. McKiski, of Cherry Valley
- U.S. Marine Corporal Anthony G. Mihalo, of Naperville
- U.S. Marine Corporal Nathaniel K. Moore, of Champaign
- U.S. Marine Corporal Conner T. Lowry, of Chicago
- U.S. Marine Captain Nathan R. McHone, of Crystal Lake
- U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw, of Markham
- U.S. Navy Reserve Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Brian M. Patton, of Freeport
- U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Raymond J. Holzhauer, of Dwight
- U.S. Army Sergeant Landis W. Garrison, of Rapids City
- U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Neil D. Petsche, of Lena
- U.S. Army Spc. Miguel Carrasquillo, of River Grove
- U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Debra A. Banaszak, of Bloomington
Those with questions should contact Wayne Horne at 815-483-8454 or WHorne@aol.com.
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