Honoring our veterans

MIKE SANDROLINI PHOTO

Tom Zilla, a Vietnam veteran and a member of VFW Lilac Post 5815, was the keynote speaker at the post’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, held Friday, Nov. 11, at the Sunken Garden in Lombard Common. Zilla served with the Army’s First Corps Aviation Company as a flight operations specialist and a gunner on Huey helicopters. Standing behind Zilla is Village President Keith Giagnorio, who welcomed attendees and also gave concluding remarks.