About 200 people gathered in the basement of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in South Chicago Sunday to pay tribute to 12 members of the community lost in the Vietnam War.
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. About 200 people gathered in the basement of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in the South Chicago neighborhood Sunday to pay tribute to 12 members of the community lost in the Vietnam War.
The Southeast Side Vietnam Veterans and the South Deering American Legion Post 1238 are working with Ald. Peter Chico, 10th, to secure $100,000 to repaint the mural. The groups also want to refurbish the portraits of the 12 fallen soldiers at the top of the mural. “As a Vietnam War veteran, I just want to remember them,” Carrizales said. “The fellas up there walked the streets with me. We played baseball together, we went to school together, we went to church together, we graduated together. We pull together as a community to honor them.”
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 because of rain.
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