Memorial Day weekend brought many together with events at Andersonville, Lake View, Beverly and South Chicago to pay their respects to fallen soldiers.
Panita Luangkesorn, right, comforts her husband, Ryan Killacky, a veteran who served in Afghanistan, after he became emotional during the annual Rosehill Memorial Day cemetery ceremony on May 27, 2024, at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Annual WOOGMS, Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society, Memorial Day Parade in the Lakeview neighborhood on May 27, 2024. The parade has been a tradition since 1963. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
People watch The Jesse White Tumblers perform during the Beverly/Morgan Park Memorial Day parade on May 27, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Gravestones for unknown soldiers during the annual Rosehill Memorial Day cemetery ceremony on May 27, 2024, at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
A member of the National Women Veterans United high-fives people watching the Beverly/Morgan Park Memorial Day parade on May 27, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
The crowd watches the Jesse White Tumblers during the annual WOOGMS, Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society, Memorial Day Parade in the Lakeview neighborhood on May 27, 2024. The neighborhood parade has been a tradition since 1963. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Ronald Schupp, wearing a “peace hat,” marches during the annual Rosehill Memorial Day parade on May 27, 2024, near Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Duane Schwingel, who goes by the name “Uncle Jam”, rides a segway during the annual Rosehill Memorial Day parade on May 27, 2024, near Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
People bow their heads during the annual Rosehill Memorial Day cemetery ceremony on May 27, 2024, at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Veterans raise a flag in front of the large mural on May 26, 2024, during a Memorial Day event in South Chicago near Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to honor 12 men from the community who died in the Vietnam War. A fundraising effort is underway to restore the mural. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Vietnam veteran Clyde Gendreau, 68, straightens an American flag at Randall Oaks Park on May 24, 2024, in West Dundee. Over 1,500 flags represent service members still missing in action in the Vietnam War. Gendreau is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam as a weapons mechanic. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Veterans line up on May 26, 2024, during a Memorial Day ceremony in South Chicago to honor 12 men from the community who died in the Vietnam War. Part of the event was moved indoors to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church due to the rain. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
