Carol Stream veteran Wallace Alcon served his county for more than four decades in a numerous capacities being a chaplain

An Army reservist and Elmhurst University student developed an AI tool to help veterans learn more about their benefits.

After spending much of his life in the military as the son of a veteran, Downers Grove resident Donnie Fields has held various civilian job helping vets

Marine Corps veteran Ken Lager, a Lombard resident, has spent the better part of the last two decades molding young people as a teacher and coach. He teaches at Morton West and coaches football at Hinsdale Central.

Carol Stream veteran Dan Tully's for Congress is the next step in a career that includes several years as a judge advocate in the Army Reserve

Navy veteran Marylee Leu is serving her community after working as a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman both home and abroad

Downers Grove veteran Jason Wales joined the Army after 9/11 and had a military career that included serving as an air traffic controller in Iraq

Downers Grove National Guard veteran now serves vets as the Quartermaster of Downers Grove VFW 503

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Check out the photos from our Thank You Veterans special section in DuPage County for 2025.