Northbrook|Local Event
Northbrook Junior High Veterans Day Ceremony
Event Details
Northbrook Junior High will host the American Legion Post 791 at its annual Veterans Day Ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the junior high, 1475 Maple Ave., Northbrook. Gym lobby doors will open at 10:00 a.m.
This year's guest speaker is Captain James "Jim" Hawkins, a retired US Navy Captain and current interim Village Manager for the Village of Northbrook.
A native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Captain James (“Jim”) Hawkins is a 1991 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a degree in Aerospace Engineering and a commission as an Officer in the United States Navy through the Naval ROTC program.
Captain Hawkins was designated a Naval Flight Officer in the E-2C Hawkeye and deployed with the “Bear Aces” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124; the “Bluetails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121; and as the Ship’s Navigator onboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Ashore, Captain Hawkins served at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nevada; United States Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia; and United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
From September 2007 to March 2010, Captain Hawkins had command of the Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility, San Diego, California, and from March 2015 to May 2018 had command of Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Captain Hawkins holds a master’s degree from the Naval War College and is a graduate of the Naval Operational Planner Course and Joint Forces Staff College.
In 2018, Captain Hawkins retired after 27 years of active-duty service to the United States Navy and became a proud member of the American Legion and Navy League of the United States. Since retiring from the Navy, Captain Hawkins has served as the Deputy County Administrator in Lake County, Illinois, and the Deputy Village Manager in Northbrook. Currently, Captain Hawkins is serving as the Interim Village Manager in Northbrook.