Lombard Memorial Day ceremony set for May 28

LOMBARD, Illinois—The Lombard Memorial Day program will be held at the Veterans Memorial in Common Park (St. Charles and Grace Street) in the Sunken Garden at noon Monday, May 28.

The program will feature remarks from service members and the community. The Glenbard East High School Eastwind vocalists will be singing the National Anthem and other musical selections.

Members of the Lombard Veterans of Foreign Wars and Lombard American Legion will be participating in the program. Members of Viet Now will be joining in as well to present the Field Cross Ceremony.

There will be a wreath laying ceremony at the Lombard Memorial Marker which contains the names of Lombard residents who served or were killed in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World Wars I and II and Vietnam. (No Lombard residents are recorded as being killed in the Korean War.)

Veterans of the Armed Services, members of the community and Scouts are invited to attend the ceremony. Attendees are asked to walk to the program, if they are able to, and to bring a lawn chair.

On Memorial Day, those individuals who have served our country in the military during times of conflict or war are recognized. In particular, those who made the greatest sacrifice and gave their lives for our country are remembered.

"We are honored to have Lombard resident and Vietnam Veteran Tom Zilla as our speaker for our Memorial Day ceremony. This is a day to remember the sacrifices that many Americans have made for all of us," said Police Lt. Scott Watkins, Chair of the Memorial Day Committee.

In the event of severe weather, the program will be held indoors at the Lombard Village Hall.

For more information, contact Watkins at (630) 873-4440 or by email at watkinss@villageoflombard.org.