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Pictures & Videos: 2013, Dorothy Boyer, Celebration of Line. 4th of July Parade. Flags at Half-Mast. Vet Center Cookout. Memorial Day 2015. Agent Orange Memorial Dedication. Marine Lt. Kathleen McGraw. Our thanks to Smugmug.com.

 

  Click here for information about the Agent Orange Memorial and having a name added. This is currently limited to Vietnam-era veterans from Winnebago County, Illinois. PLUS, there's an email link at the bottom of this page for comments, suggestions, etc.  

On Thursday, July 16, 2015  four Marines were in shot and killed in Chattanooga, Tenn. A Navy petty officer was also shot and he died today, Saturday.

 

At 10:00 a.m. Friday, Nick Parnello, the president of the Vietnam Veterans Honor Society decided we should honor these American servicemen by lowering the American flag and the Marine Corps flag to half mast. By 2:00 p.m. it was happening.

 

Click for great coverage in Rockford newspaper.

 

Click for more pictures and videos.

What is the LZ Peace Memorial?
Click here to read more.
Mothers of MIA and KIA Vietnam veterans
Lt. Kathleen McGraw, USMC, with her proud parents
Vietnam Veterans Names on the Wall
Pictures from Memorial Day 2015
Marines Bill "Skip" Coad & Ed Palumbo
Click for 2015 Agent Orange web page

June 14, 2015 was Flag Day and the dedication of the Agent Orange Memorial was held at LZ Peace Memorial. Marine Terry Conti's picture is held by his sister as she told about his battle with cancer and that he was always her hero. Terry died from cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange.

Veterans

Winnebago county veterans
who gave their lives.

DID YOU KNOW?

  There are over 20,000 veterans living in Winnebago county and thousands of them are Vietnam veterans.

 

Illinois has over 246,000 Vietnam Era veterans.  

 

There are over 744,000 veterans of all wars in Illinois as of Sept. 23, 2013.

How It All

Came About

It started on a hill in Plieku

Joe Falzone and Nick Parnello, two young soldiers from Rockford, met while in Plekiu, South Vietnam in 1969, and they vowed to meet for supper if and when they ever made it back home. They did and here's the rest of the story.

LZ Peace

Sponsored by
Vietnam Veterans Honor Society

The LZ Peace Memorial is a place of honor for those veterans who served our country, in war and in peace. This memorial stands as a testimony to those soldiers from Winnebago County who made the ultimate sacrifice at a time of great conflict. We’re located at Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, in Rockford, Illinois.

Or call Nick Parnello at 815-968-1040

We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and contributions are deductible to the extent of the law.

Thank you.

To donate please send a check to

 Vietnam Veterans Honor Society

P. O. Box 4304
Rockford, IL 61110

 

 

Want to add a name to the Agent Orange Memorial?  Click here to see the checklist & verify you've met the basic criteria.

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