Thank You, Veterans

McHenry teacher and coach Ray Hagerty learned valuable lessons and discipline with his three-year stint in the Army, things that he constantly shares with his students and athletes.

Read Northwest Herald area thank you letters to Veterans

The Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project stepped up to help give veteran Philip Arnold a new roof.

The logistics company's latest effort teaches drivers to get further experience and credentials.

Charlie Behan was a rangy 6-foot-3 football pass catcher end who became one of Crystal Lake’s first superb high school athletes in the late 1930s. But he was most famous for his exploits on Sugar Loaf Hill, a miserable rock pile on the miserable rock pile named Okinawa.

Honor Flight veterans connect on the trip. One WWII may be sharing his experiences with McHenry High School students.

two first-year McHenry County Board members, Republican Carl Kamienski and Democrat Lou Ness, despite their divergent political views and parties – have something in common: They are both U.S. Army veterans.

Since statehood, and even before, Illinois has been well-represented in American wars. In many cases, Illinois was among national leaders in the number of men and women supplied to the service.

Since 1996, the Crystal Lake-based Veterans Path to Hope has offered aid to struggling veterans - with peer therapy, housing, employment, food and other necessities.

Still in high school when the war started, Lorraine Egan soon joined WAVES, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, during the beginning of WWII.

Nicole Eisenrich and Donna Rasmussen say they've received much support from male counterparts but wanted a female-specific group.

Just in time for Veterans Day, Illinois Joining Forces is launching an effort to connect veterans with services they may need.The effort is called Operation Connect a Vet.