Jim Hudik, left, and Don Tomich secure a helmet on a battlefield cross symbol May 27, 2024, during Tinley Park’s Memorial Day Ceremony. Memorial Day is a day to honor the fallen and older men and women seem to dominate the makeup of those who attend Memorial Day ceremonies.
“Memorial Day is not just another holiday,” Welch said. “We need to pass along our knowledge to the next generation so that they may do the same. We must ensure that the youth of tomorrow understands the true cost of freedom.” Dix said she is looking forward to the day when she can vote and have a say in the world that is around her.Tinley Park High School junior Benjamin James also hit hard on the right to vote in his Voice of Democracy essay.
Sofia Barrios, of St. George School, also was a Patriots Pen essay winner but couldn’t attend the ceremony. There was a battlefield cross ceremony, a flag ceremony, the playing of taps, the presentation of a wreath in memory of all fallen veterans and music provided by the Tinley Park Community Bank. Mandy Barry sang the “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Also honored were Peter Laurinaltis, Robert Allen McAllister, Richard Miller, Gerald Nichols, Edward James Novak, Gerald Petrow, W. Douglas Rasmussen III, Anthony Sorrentino, Edward Stolinski, John Turas and John Wegrzyn.“Generation after generation has been fortunate enough to reap the benefits paid for by those who believe that freedom is worth fighting for and, if necessary, dying for,” he said.Hudson Principe, 1, of Tinley Park waves his flag at Monday’s Tinley Park Memorial Day Ceremony.