Palos Hills’ Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St., with a special tribute this year honoring female veterans.
Mayor Gerald Bennett and Alderman Mike Lebarre are on the program. Guest speakers are three U.S. Army veterans: Yvette Lopez, Christine Jastczemski and Jim Kruse.
The John Whiteside Ceremonial Color Guard and the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad will provide honors. Sacred Hills Church will perform patriotic music, and Deacon Thomas Rzendzian will give a blessing.
Cub Scout Pack 3668 and Girl Scout Troop 55857 will also take part.
After the ceremony, attendees can walk to the War Memorial on the west side of Town Square Park, next to the community center.
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• [ATTRIBUTION NEEDED] the schedule and program: the notes don’t say who is organizing or announcing the event, such as the city or a veterans group. Add “according to the city” or the correct source in the lede once you confirm it.
• [VERIFY NAME] Christine Jastczemski, guest speaker.
• [VERIFY NAME] Deacon Thomas Rzendzian.
• [VERIFY NAME] Alderman Mike Lebarre: check the spelling and the ward.
• [NEEDS REPORTING] whether the ceremony is free and open to the public, plus parking and accessibility details.
• [NEEDS REPORTING] details on the tribute to female veterans: what it involves and who is being honored.
• A short interview with Lopez or Jastczemski about serving as a woman in the Army would turn this listing into a story.
• Ask whether the War Memorial visit includes any formal program or is self-guided.
• The notes don’t say how Bennett and Lebarre take part, such as remarks or a wreath laying. Confirm their roles before describing them more specifically.
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