20160827 - Veterans of Valor (hrb)

Veterans arrive on a bus escorted by Warrior Watch Riders for the Veterans of Valor picnic at Stade Farm Market on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in McHenry. The event welcomes home and honors WWll, Korean, and Vietnam veterans arriving back from an Honor Flight to Washington DC. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Lynnea Semasko, left, and Sue Thompson, both from Arlington Heights, take pictures as veterans arrive at the Veterans of Valor picnic at Stade Farm Market on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in McHenry. The event welcomes home and honors WWll, Korean, and Vietnam veterans arriving back from an Honor Flight to Washington DC with a warrior watch riders escort. Semasko and Thompson were there to meet Thompson's father Robert Schmid, who served in the Air Force during World War II. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Gordon Stanley, from Schaumburg, a Navy veteran who served in the Korean War is greeted as he steps off the bus for the Veterans of Valor picnic at Stade Farm Market on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in McHenry. The event welcomes home and honors WWll, Korean, and Vietnam veterans arriving back from an Honor Flight to Washington DC with a warrior watch riders escort. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Friends and relatives of Fred Prignano, from DeKalb, who served in the Army in the Korean War, pose for a photo with him during the Veterans of Valor picnic at Stade Farm Market on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in McHenry. The event welcomes home and honors WWll, Korean, and Vietnam veterans arriving back from an Honor Flight to Washington DC with a warrior watch riders escort. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Howard Fritz from Streamwood, who served in the Navy in Vietnam, salutes during the National Anthem during the Veterans of Valor picnic at Stade Farm Market on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in McHenry. The event welcomes home and honors WWll, Korean, and Vietnam veterans arriving back from an Honor Flight to Washington DC with a warrior watch riders escort. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

World War II Army veteran Joseph Slavik, 103-years-old from LaGrange Park, acknowledges the crowd as he is honored as the oldest veteran during the Veterans of Valor picnic at Stade Farm Market on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in McHenry. The event welcomes home and honors WWll, Korean, and Vietnam veterans arriving back from an Honor Flight to Washington DC with a warrior watch riders escort. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald