111518 LCJ Veterans Day (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Second-grade student Abigail McNulty, 8, waves an American flag to the song, "Thank A Vet," during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa. (11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Pasquale D'Agostino, of Lake Villa, a Navy veteran who served in the military for twenty-two years visits a sixth grade classroom and talks to students and answers questions during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa.D'Agostino has three children at the school, Vincent, Salvatore and Raquel. (11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Sixth-grade student Jessica Londo, 11, gives the Closing Thank You speech during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa. (11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Patriotic artwork line the halls in the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa which includes Mrs. Joanne Becker's kindergarten through second grade classroom project for the Veterans Day Celebration. (11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Messages thanking veterans and active duty military line the sidewalk to the entrance of the William L. Thompson Elementary School for their Veterans Day Celebration in Lake Villa. (11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Navy veterans Scott and Brittany Hubler, of Round Lake Beach, Army veteran John Mann, of Deerfield and Navy veteran Robert James, Jr., of Round Lake Beach answer questions from second-grade students in Miss Katie McShane's classroom during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L.Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa. (11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Cookies were given out to sixty veterans and active duty military who participated in the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa. (11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Army veteran John Mann, of Deerfield (center) walks with his wife, Judy, and granddaughter, Madeline Ecker, 7, of Round Lake Beach, as he is recognized for his military service during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa. Madeline is a second-grade student at the school.(11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Army veteran A.J. Johnson, of Lake Villa walks with his children, Valor, 3, and Classie, 7, as he is recognized for his twenty-six years of military service during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa. Valor and Classie are students at the school.(11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lloyd Lewis, of Lake Villa, in active duty for the Navy, walks with his daughter, Trinity, 8, as he is recognized for his seventeen years of service during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa.Trinity is a third grader at the school.(11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Fourth-grade student Layla Isom, 9, walks with her aunt, Chelsea Satchell, both of Lake Villa, a Navy veteran, as she is recognized for her service during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L. Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa. (11/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Fourth-grade students sing the "Star-Spangled Banner" during the Veterans Day Celebration at the William L.Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa. (11/12/18)