Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate Veterans’ Day with special
ceremonies and observances. Here are some highlights of celebrations scheduled throughout
Catholic schools:

Friday, November 7, 2003, at 11 a.m.

Leo High School, 7901 S. Sangamon St., Chicago

Leo High School, Windy City Veterans and the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs will be among the hosts of the school’s fourth annual Veterans’ Day ceremony. The Burbank Marine Corps League will present the Colors and provide a 21-gun salute before an audience of 500 students and community members. Rochelle Crump, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and Leo High School President Robert W. Foster will direct the observance which features presentations by veterans and a wreath-laying at the school’s memorial. The memorial was erected in 1965 to honor Leo alumni who died in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The ceremony will take place in the school’s courtyard.

Monday, November 10, 2003, at 1:30 p.m.

St. Gregory High School, 1677 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago

A Veterans’ Day ceremony recognizing the contribution of women in the military will take place at St. Gregory High School at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, November 10. To begin the program, “Taps” will be played by Tom Day, founder of Bugles Across America, and Senn High School J.R.O.T.C will present colors.

Maj. Kristina Moeller, Army Reserves, will speak to students about her tours of duty in Germany, Turkey and Korea and how she discovered her faith while serving in Somalia for “Operation Restore Hope.” She left the Army briefly to attend divinity school, but immediately rejoined the Reserves. Moeller works as a hospital chaplain at Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

Col. Jill Morgenthaier, a 27-year Army and Reserves veteran, will talk to students about her service in Korea, Germany, Thailand, Egypt and Bosnia.

Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools
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