Community Corner
Snapshot: A Salute to Our Local Veterans
From WW II to the Vietnam War, more than 20 veterans were honored at the Mather Lifeways community center on Friday.
Local veterans who live at in Evanston were honored Friday with an afternoon ceremony commemorating Veterans Day. Several dozen residents, visitors and employees gathered in a large room to sing songs and view pictures from their time spent in the service. All in all, 27 veterans were honored at the event.
During the ceremony guests sang several patriotic songs and saw a slideshow of photos from their times in the military.
Rick Davis, a volunteer in the educational outreach program of the National Veterans Art Museum, spoke during the commemoration. Davis spoke of the memory of one soldier in particular, Lt. Col. Jack Dowd, a Marine who died in combat during Vietnam War.
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"He personified the traits of duty, that which one is bound by moral obligation," Davis said.
