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ENCORE: Video Tribute To Oak Lawn's Veterans

Oak Lawn Patch reprises its Veterans Day photo montage of reader submitted photos of the local veterans in their lives.

Last Veterans’ Day Patch invited readers to in their lives.

Many of you posted photos of your fathers, sons, daughters or yourselves in uniform.

We also included pictures from some of the stories we covered during 2011 of , and a touching graveside ceremony for

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Oak Lawn Patch compiled all of the pictures into a to our local veterans.

Since then, we lost Marine Cpl. Conner Lowry who received a

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So when you’re lighting the charcoal for your barbecue or out on your boat today, think of all those who gave a little bit of themselves and made it possible for us to enjoy these leisure time pursuits.

And if you can grab a few moments, please attend the at the War Memorial across from Oak Lawn Village Hall starting at 11 a.m. Monday.

Enjoy this encore presentation. Happy Memorial Day!


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