Joe Belman was a B-17 gunner on 36 combat missions in WWII. Back home, he became a union leader and political advocate.

John Kestel, who returned home from service in Vietnam on Christmas Eve 1967, has spent years working to benefit his fellow veterans.

Dan Miller of Joliet speaks on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project and K9s for Veterans. Miller is also involved Forgotten Warrior Memorial and is a member of the Chicago Police Marine Corps League,