Cost of Freedom 2008
From May 23 - 26 the Cost of Freedom Exhibit will be displayed at Alexian Field. This exhibit includes tributes to those men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty as soldiers and public safety officers. The event will feature the Vietnam Traveling Wall and exhibits honoring veterans from conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and World War II, as well as special tributes to public safety heroes.
May 23 - 26
Alexian Field
1999 S. Springinsguth Road
8 am to 10 pm daily
Program
Friday: 10 am: Education Day
All parochial, elementary, junior & senior high schools
Wayne Messmer will sing the national anthem
Friday: 7 pm: Opening Ceremonies
Allan Lynch, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient: Guest Speaker
National anthem to be sung by Georgene Beazley
Saturday: 7:15 pm: Tammy Duckworth, Director, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs:
Guest Speaker
Saturday: 8:15 pm: Candlelight walk-by of the Cost of Freedom
Sunday: 3 pm: Patriotic Service: Sr. Pastor David Hudak/Pastor Bill Cate
Rev. James Behnke, Vietnam Special Forces Chaplain: Guest Speaker
Monday: 11 am: Memorial Day Observance
Memorial Day service: Alexian Field
Don Allen, co-owner, Cost of Freedom: Guest Speaker
For more information, visit the website at www.costoffreedomtribute08.org.
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