121919 LCJ Gurnee Wreaths (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Marine Corps veteran Gerald Pedrin, of Beach Park laid the wreath to honor the U.S. Marines Corps during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Warren Funeral Home Mausoleum in Gurnee. Pedrin served two tours of Vietnam and has received five Purple Hearts. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jennifer Booth, on active duty at Great Lakes for the Army, laid a wreath to honor the U.S. Air Force during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Warren Funeral Home Mausoleum in Gurnee. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media The Lake County Young Marines laid a wreath at the Hatley grave to honor military veteran Jesse Hatley during Wreaths Across America at the Warren Funeral Home Cemetary in Gurnee. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Ryan Siedlecki, 10, of Antioch (center) and the Lake County Young Marines laid a wreath at the gravesite of Kenneth R. Liebert, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Army, during Wreaths Across America at the Warren Funeral Home Cemetary in Gurnee. Ryan is the nephew of Kenneth Liebert who was laid to rest. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Christine Merevick, of Round Lake straightens the bow on the wreath laid at the grave of Jesse Patterson, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in both Korea and Vietnam, during Wreaths Across America at the Warren Funeral Home Cemetary in Gurnee. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jim Reynolds, of Round Lake Park with American Legion Post 771, plays, "Taps," on his bugle during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Warren Funeral Home Mausoleum in Gurnee. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kristina Kovarik, mayor of Gurnee, talks about honoring the veterans of those we lost and those who have served during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Warren Funeral Home Mausoleum in Gurnee. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Different branches of the military including the United States Navy were honored with wreaths presented during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Warren Funeral Home Mauseleum in Gurnee. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A wreath was put on Vernon L. Swanson's grave during Wreaths Across America at the Warren Funeral Home Cemetary in Gurnee. Swanson served in the Army during World War II and was born on April 13, 1926 and died on July 15, 1977. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kristina Kovarik, mayor of Gurnee, talks about honoring the veterans of those we lost and those who served during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Warren Funeral Home Mausoleum in Gurnee. (12/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Richard Butler, of Winthrop Harbor, a Marine Corps veteran and Carol Mampe, of Grayslake, an associate member of the Marine Corps League of Lake County Detachment 801, lay a wreath at a veteran's grave during Wreaths Across America at the Warren Funeral Home Cemetary in Gurnee. (12/14/19)