Memorial Day Ceremonies Planned For 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 31.

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. The ceremony includes remarks by local elected officials, laying of wreaths by various veterans groups, the playing of Taps and a 21-gun salute. Congresswoman Marie Newman has been invited to speak at the ceremony.

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The ladies and gentlemen of Johnson-Phelps offer the perfect opportunity to take a few moments out of your day to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. In case of rain, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the VFW Post at 9514 S 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn. Everyone is invited to the post for coffee 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.