Skokie Skokie will hold a Memorial Day observance at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27 on the Village Green, 5155 Oakton St. (between Skokie Village Hall and the Skokie Public Library). The obse…
In this photo from 2022, members of the Morton Grove American Legion Auxiliary honor the fallen at the Doughboy Statue monument during the Memorial Day ceremony. The Civil War was the deadliest war this country has seen to date, with just under 500,000 fatalities, according towhich last updated its figures in 2019. World War II saw the second greatest number of deaths, with about 405,000, and the third most grave was World War 1, which saw about 117,000 lose their lives.
Those sobering statistics are the reason veterans organizations across the nation hold Memorial Day ceremonies honoring those who served and paid the ultimate price.
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