{"id":189913,"date":"2024-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=189913"},"modified":"2024-05-31T00:27:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T00:27:26","slug":"army-reserve-officer-and-local-residents-honor-fallen-heroes-at-memorial-day-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=189913","title":{"rendered":"Army Reserve officer and local residents honor fallen heroes at Memorial Day service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Brian Dunn, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command public affairs officer, gives remarks during the Village of Norridge Memorial Day ceremony, May 26,2024. Dunn was the keynote speaker for the Memorial Day ceremony.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Kyle Rinke, 484th Army Band, stands with his bugle after playing Taps at the Village of Norridge Memorial Day ceremony, May 26, 2024. U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Brian Dunn, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command public affairs officer, was the keynote speaker for the Memorial Day ceremony.<\/p>\n

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\n From left to right, Jack Bielak, Village of Norridge trustee; U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Brian Dunn, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command public affairs officer; Daniel Tannhauser, Village of Norridge president and Dennis Sass, U.S. Navy retired, pause for a photo outside the Village of Norridge Veterans Memorial. Dunn was the keynote speaker for the Village of Norridge\u2019s Memorial Day ceremony, May 26, 2024.<\/p>\n

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NORRIDGE, Ill. \u2013 U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Brian Dunn, Public Affairs Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, participated as the keynote speaker for the Village of Norridge\u2019s Memorial Day ceremony, May 26, 2024.<\/p>\n

The ceremony, now in its 31st year, honored fallen servicemembers and acknowledged current and former Norridge residents who served in the military.<\/p>\n

\u201cMemorial Day is a day of national recognition to honor the military men and women who gave their lives in defense of our nation and its values,\u201d said Dunn.<\/p>\n

Dunn explained how Memorial Day\u2019s original traditions continue today.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst observed after the Civil War, Memorial Day was initially called \u2018Decoration Day\u2019 because families gathered to remember their loved ones by decorating gravesites with flowers or flags,\u201d he said. \u201cThis tradition continues across America today. Every Memorial Day, the Soldiers from the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment, the Old Guard, place small American flags at every grave marker in Arlington National Cemetery and at the Soldiers\u2019 and Airmen\u2019s Home National Cemetery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dunn also praised Gold Star Families who lost a servicemember(s) during their service to the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are humbled by your sacrifice, inspired by your resilience and grateful for your continued service to your communities,\u201d Dunn expressed.<\/p>\n

Great Lakes Naval Base recruits along with U.S. Marine Reserve and Army Reserve Soldiers participated in the observance, which included a procession of the United States\u2019 50 state flags, a 21-gun salute and wreath laying at the village\u2019s Veteran\u2019s Memorial Wall.<\/p>\n

The ceremony\u2019s community growth was also highlighted by the village\u2019s highest-ranking official.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been a trustee and now (village) president for the last 13 years, and this is a great event,\u201d said Daniel Tannhauser, Village of Norridge President. \u201cEvery year, I go to Wisconsin with my family, and then I come back for this event. Norridge\u2019s celebration just gets bigger and bigger, which is great for all the veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The day gave Army Reserve Soldiers the opportunity to reflect on servicemembers who died for the nation as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cMemorial Day is special to everybody who serves when you think about Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country,\u201d said Staff Sgt. Bridgette Kidd, Platoon Sergeant, 484th Army Band. \u201cWe\u2019re all in uniform supporting our country and remembering and honoring them. It\u2019s a great honor for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very awe striking to see how everyone from different walks of life and branches of the military come together to honor servicemembers for Memorial Day,\u201d said Staff Sgt. Omar Lozano, Bassoonist, 484th Army Band. \u201cServicemembers teach the younger generations about the sacrifices our forefathers made, remembering most importantly, the people who did not come home.\u201d<\/p>\n

A young attendee there also shared his perspective on Memorial Day\u2019s significance.<\/p>\n

\u201cMemorial Day is special to me because it gives me time to spend with my grandpa and know how much he is appreciated for what he did,\u201d said Matthew Sullivan, grandson to Dennis Sass, Norridge resident and retired U.S. Navy veteran. \u201cI\u2019m very proud of him for what he accomplished, the respect he\u2019s given and how he still helps with the Memorial Day celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Veterans praised both the observance and the impact of Norridge\u2019s celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the commander of American Legion Post 1263, and it\u2019s our dedication to honor our fallen heroes,\u201d said John Lapo, Army Combat Engineer, Demolition Expert with the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the Vietnam War. \u201cI just want to thank everyone who honors our fallen veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

One local resident, and police officer, shared his thoughts on the ceremony over the last two decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the 22 years that I have been with the Norridge Police Department, I have seen how the people in the village enjoy everything about the ceremony, especially when the military comes and when the Navy brings the 50 flags,\u201d said Sgt. Vaughn Watts, Norridge Police Officer and Marine Corps veteran. \u201cIt\u2019s an understated ceremony because it\u2019s only an hour, but you get a lot of knowledge from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dunn\u2019s speech also touched on the upcoming eightieth anniversary of D-Day\u2019s Battle of Normandy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy,\u201d said Dunn. \u201cThe cost in lives on D-Day was high. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard slog across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler\u2019s Third Reich.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s D-Day recognition had a special meaning for Dunn whose grandfather, now retired Army Col. Herbert Dow, served as a B-17 bomber pilot during World War II.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling a wave of emotions today,\u201d Dunn shared. \u201cI do think about my grandfather\u2019s contribution to World War II and beyond, as well as the new naval recruits at the village hall, along with the war veterans and veterans who have left the service. But it does start with how my grandfather\u2019s service carried into my personal story of military service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lastly, Dunn expressed his appreciation for the opportunity to honor our fallen heroes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Village of Norridge put together a spectacular commemoration for Memorial Day weekend,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was special not just for veterans, but also families and servicemembers. I\u2019m just very honored and grateful to have been asked to speak at the ceremony and be part of this commemoration.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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