The families of fallen soldiers will be honored with a Gold Star memorial in Naperville that will be unveiled Memorial Day weekend.
The Plainfield resident lost her son, Andrew Meari, in 2010 when he was killed in Afghanistan while serving in the Army. Meari, who died trying to prevent a suicide bomber from entering his unit's camp in Kandahar, was 21 years old.On Saturday in Naperville, families of local fallen soldiers will be honored when a Gold Star memorial is unveiled in Veterans Park as part of Memorial Day weekend ceremonies.
The monument, the first of its kind in Illinois, is the creation of Hershel"Woody" Williams, a World War II Marine veteran who earned the Medal of Honor through his heroic actions on Iwo Jima. Williams died last year. The other side features patriotic images and four panels with the words"Homeland, Family, Patriot and Sacrifice." Oliver"Judd" Kendall -- a Naperville native killed while serving in the Army during World War I, and whose name honors VFW Post 3873 -- is highlighted on the Naperville memorial.
"I've had friends who lost their lives overseas, and friends who have lost their lives at home due to the lingering effects of war," said Slown, a 2006 graduate of Naperville North High School."It's their families who bear the burden of that loss and that emptiness.
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