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Lance
Corporal
Anthony
Robertson
(USMC
Active
Duty) |
Lance Corporal Anthony
Robertson, of the United
States Marine Corp, grew up
in Justice. While deployed,
in Afghanistan in
 June,
Anthony was wounded. His
unit was on a roadside
patrol when an "I.E.D."
(improvised explosive
device)
exploded in the vicinity.
Anthony sustained multiple
injuries from shrapnel to
his neck, groin and legs. He
has been in the hospital
since that day recovering,
going through intense
therapy and is expected to
be released soon. We are
happy that Lance Corporal
Anthony Robertson is
expected to make a complete
recovery. Anthony will be
coming home soon to spend
some well deserved time with
his family and can't wait to
hug his wife and 3 year old
little girl, Alyssa. He will
be completing his rehab
locally, and then will be going to North
Carolina to rejoin his unit.
Lance Corporal Anthony
Robertson is in line to
receive a Purple Heart
Medal. Anthony, his wife
Sheri
 and their daughter
Alyssa, now reside in
neighboring Willow Springs.
If you would like to send
Anthony a Get Well,
Welcome Home or a
Thank you (for your
service) card, please do so.
It would be a great way to
welcome him home and honor
his service to our country.
Please
send all cards to:
Lance Corporal Anthony
Robertson
8608 Arizona Trail
Willow Springs, Il. 60480
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Pictured above LCpl.
Robertson (in background)
and his fellow Marines
try to cool
off from the excessive heat
while in Afghanistan |
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The
Memorial Day
Ceremony was attended by
approximately one hundred and fifty
residents and honored guest
speakers. The ceremony took place at
the new site of the Justice Veterans
Memorial. The Memorial is surrounded
by beautiful landscaping in the
southeast corner of the (soon to be
renamed to Veterans Park)
Commissioners Park. It is a
delightful setting for such a solemn
ceremony and a place that residents
can come to sit and reflect,
remember and honor the loved ones
and all those that bravely served
our country.
The remaining flag poles will be
installed soon, one for each branch
of the military.
In addition paver bricks will be
installed on either side of the
sidewalk that leads up to the
Memorial. Residents will have the
ability to have a brick engraved
with the name of an individual they
wish to remember and honor. Details
will be announced when they becomes
available.
The presentation of the colors was
done by the Justice Police Honor
Guard. The American Legion Chaplain
led the prayer, and the commander
offered a beautiful honoring
statement. Mayor Wasowicz greeted
all the residents and honored guests
and made a brief statement. The
local Cub scouts raised the colors
on the flag pole, then led the
reciting of the Pledge of
Allegiance. Liza Flatley Callahan
and Tara Flatley Gave a beautiful
rendition of the Star Spangled
Banner.
 The
ceremony continued with Trustee
George Pastorino's reading of
President Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address. Special guest Tom Yarber,
the brother of
Lance Corporal David Yarber (the
1st Justice resident serviceman
killed in Vietnam). gave the
heartfelt story of his brother and
reminded us all what Memorial Day is
really all about. Trustees Mary
McGee and Phil DePaola, a veteran
himself, read a beautiful tribute to
our veterans, then trustee McGee
read the names of our Justice
Veterans as residents were invited
to place red, white and blue
carnations into
 vase
that would be placed at the base of
the memorial.
Johanna Abram, whose five
brothers proudly served our county
was given the honor of laying the
wreath at the memorial. She then
gave a brief emotional statement.
The Justice Police Honor Guard and
several members of the American
Legion then presented a 21 gun
salute which was immediately
followed by the playing of "Taps" by
members of the Argo- Summitt
H.S. Band. The ceremony was closed
by Christina Miller signing "God
Bless America" and closing remarks
by Trustee Kinga Bartoszek who was
acting emcee for the entire
ceremony. All attendees were invited
to join in a continental breakfast
at the Village Hall.
Mayor Wasowicz,
The Board of Trustees and Clerk
Kathy Svoboda would like to thank
everyone for participating in this
honored ritual. A special thanks to
the Justice Park District, Its
Commissioners, Director Joe Valez
and their employees for all their
hard work in getting the Memorial
ready and making it seem like it has
always been in its new home. They
would also like to thank the Special
Events Committee for all their hard
work in preparing the Village Hall
for the breakfast.
Let's all take
forth the feeling of remembrance and
honor for our veterans on this
special day with us and add it to
our daily thoughts. Our veterans
deserve that and so much more for
what they have done for us all.....
Don't Forget to Thank a Vet!
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In the coming weeks we will be
adding more articles on this page to
honor our veterans as well as a
complete slide show of the Memorial
Day Ceremony. Please check back
often.
If you know of a Justice Veteran whom you'd
like to honor, on this page, with
their story please contact any of
the Trustees.
Click
Here for a listing of their
email addresses
If
you want to add a name to our "Justice
Resident Veterans" list please
contact
Trustee Kinga Bartoszek @
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The Story of
this Year's
Veterans'
Memorial
Wreath Layer
Johanna
Abram
By Trustee George Pastorino
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Justice resident Johanna
Abrams knows something about
paying tribute to our men
and women serving in The
United States Armed Forces.
 As a young girl she can remember that the sounds of
her parents crying was very
common in 1942. The reason
was understandable. Her five
Brothers had all enlisted in
the U.S. Army and they were
all in combat roles
overseas.
One
of her worst memories was of
the
telegrams
that would arrive.
They
frequently would not have
much information, only that
one of her brothers were
missing in action.
It turns out that telegrams came about all five
brothers. Four were injured
and one Rudolph was killed
in action on Saipan. Anthony
received a Bronze Star and a
Purple Heart for Valor.
Joseph, Lawrence and Archie
all received combat medals
as well.
On
Memorial Day Johanna
will lay the wreath at our
Memorial to honor all United
States Veterans as well as
her 5 brothers who served
our country in World War
II.
Mayor
Wasowicz, The Board of
Trustees and Clerk Svoboda
invite all residents to join
them Memorial Day, Monday,
May 31st, 10am and take part
in Honoring our Veterans.
The Ceremony will take place
at the new site of the
Justice Veteran's Memorial
in the
Southeast corner of
Commissioner's Park. The
Justice Police Honor Guard
will escort the
"Colors" and present
the traditional 21 Gun
Salute. The VFW Post 6863
and the Argo-Summit American
Legion will be presenting
the "Colors". The Chaplain
and Commander from the
American Legion will take
part as well. The Argo
Community High
 School
Band will perform and the
Pledge of Allegiance will be
led by the Boy Scouts.
A singing duo from Oak Lawn
(from the famed Flatley
family) will be performing.
There will also be a reading
of President Lincoln's
"Gettysburg Address" by
Trustee George Pastorino.
After the Ceremony there
will be a breakfast brunch
hosted at the All Purpose
Room in Village Hall. There
is plenty of parking at the
Village Hall parking lot
both near the Memorial and
the All Purpose Room.
The All Purpose Room can be
entered from the Northwest
corner of the Village Hall
or from the main entrance of
the building.
We kindly ask that residents
not park on Cork Avenue near
the Memorial as this is
being reserved for Handicap
Parking for the Ceremony.
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The Story of
Lance
Corporal
David W.
Yarber
By Trustee George Pastorino
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It was June
1967
 and
life long
Justice
resident
David Yarber
had just
graduated
from Argo High
School.
Shortly
after, as
the Vietnam
War was
raging he
enlisted in
The United
States
Marines.
Less than 1
year later
on June 29th 1968 Lance
Corporal
Yarber was
killed by
small arms
fire and
grenades in
Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. His final sacrifice
was to
instruct the
medic to
attend to
his friend
first, when
the medic
returned to
David he was
gone.
His late
father
Carmon
Yarber was
on the
District 109
School
Board. He is
survived by
his mother
Betty and
his brothers
Tom and
Gary. Tom is
very active
in Veteran
causes today
and will be
speaking at
the Village
of Justice
Memorial
Service. The
Memorial Day
Service will
be held at
10 am on
Monday May
31 at
the new
veteran's
memorial
dedication.
On this
Memorial Day
the Village of Justice will
honor David,
who was the
1st Justice
resident
Killed in Vietnam. We all
live in
freedom
because of
the
sacrifices
of young men
like David
W. Yarber.
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