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the homer horizon | November 14, 2019 | 5
Those who served honored at Veterans Day ceremony at Konow’s
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
As the Will County
Sheriff’s Office color
guard walked down the
middle aisle of a tent at
Konow’s Corn Maze in
Homer Glen, 93-year-old
Wade J. Krohn stood up
and saluted.
The World War II veteran
was not going to miss
this day.
“So many served in
WWII and never came
back,” Krohn said. “I had
several friends that never
came home. It’s hard to
explain.”
Krohn was one of the
many veterans at the local
farm on Sunday, Nov.
10, a day ahead of Veterans
Day at the event meant
to honor and recognize all
who have served.
“I served on one of the
biggest islands near Japan,”
Krohn said. “There’s
not many of us left today.
I’m happy to be here. This
is the land of the proud.
We’re all Americans.”
While the Will County
Sheriff’s color guard finished
posting the colors,
an empty table sat nearby.
It was a missing person
table representing the men
and women who did not
return home from service.
Michael Meyers, commander
of the Lockport
American Legion Post
18, welcomed everyone.
The Marines veteran stood
proud as he looked at the
nearly 300 people who attended
the event.
“Today was a joint venture
with the [Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 5788],
the Village of Homer Glen
and Konow’s,” Meyers explained.
“Everyone came
out today to make sure we
let the veterans know they
are appreciated.”
Standing next to Meyers
was EJ Errico, a member
of the Lockport VFW Post
5788 who is quartermaster
and a past commander.
Both Meyers and Errico
have sons who served in
the military.
“My son is in Fort Hood
now,” Errico said. “I just
wish my dad could be here
today. He served in the Air
Force. Every time we have
this, we have a lot of veterans
that show up, as well
as the Boy Scouts. It’s our
day.”
“You look out and see
when these men and women
were 17 or 18 years old,
they raised their right hand
and wrote a blank check to
the country,” Meyers added.
“I’m proud of every
one of them.”
At one point in the ceremony,
Homer Glen Mayor
George Yukich thanked
the veterans, as well.
“This is very big today,”
Yukich said. “... You can’t
ask for better people. Every
day, they’re giving
their lives for us. I thank
God every day for veterans.”
As the service came to
an end, lunch was served.
There were also cards left
on the tables for attendees
to sign. Each card would
be sent to a member of
military personnel serving.
Keith Carberry, commander
of VFW Post
Wade J. Krohn, a 93-year-old World War II veteran,
applauds other veterans during the Veterans Day
ceremony held Sunday, Nov. 10, at Konow’s Corn Maze
in Homer Glen. Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
5788, walked around and
thanked veterans for their
service.
“I served in the Marine
Corps.,” Carberry said.
“Every day, we wake up
with freedoms that most
2
countries never had. It’s
our veterans that provided
that. There still doing that
today, whether it’s here or
abroad. It’s a fight that we
are constantly committed
to.”
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