Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremonies Planned In Oak Lawn, Hometown

OAK LAWN, IL — The Village of Oak Lawn and will mark Memorial Day with a 21-gun salute and ceremony. This year, the solemn day of remembrance will be observed Monday, May 30.

Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220 will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at the Oak Lawn Veterans Memorial, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. (95th Street @ Raymond Avenue) starting at 11 a.m., led by Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220.

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The ceremony includes remarks by local elected officials, laying of wreaths by various veterans groups, including the American Legion, Disable American Veterans and the Daughters of the American Revolution, concluding with the playing of Taps and a 21-gun salute. Congresswoman Marie Newman has been invited to speak at the ceremony.

Everyone is invited to Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220, 9514 S 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn, for coffee and pastry after the ceremony.

The City of Hometown will also be gathering at 10:45 a.m. by the War Memorial in Patterson Park, 8780 Main St., for a remembrance ceremony.