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Coffee Talk: Medal of Honor Stories

  • Des Plaines History Center 781 Pearson Street Des Plaines, IL 60016 United States (map)

Coffee Talk Presentation

“Medal of Honor Stories”

Thursday, November 11

Veterans Day

1:30PM

Free, Donations Appreciated

 

U.S. Navy Veteran and historian Hal Burke shares the legacy of three posthumous Medal of Honor Recipients from DuPage County: U.S. Navy WWII Fred Lester. U.S. Army Vietnam War James Robinson, and Marine Lester Weber. Hal's presentation will include historical facts about the Congressional Medal of Honor, WWII veterans that served in the Armed Forces, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, as well as the three Medal of Honor recipients themselves.

 

Sponsored by Village Bank & Trust.

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