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He did not serve in the Slater, a World War IImilitary veteran who served in the "Thank you for all that U.S. Army from 1942 to you've done," Mata said, in a 1946, said he has lived inshout out to veterans and Morton Grove since 1960.those currently serving. He was among the approxi-"We appreciate it and we mately two dozen people honor and respect you." who attended the Veterans Joe Gesicki, a Morton Day ceremony at the Amen- Grove resident since 1968, can Legion Post 134in served as chaplain during Morton Grove. the event and was part of Above:Morton "I think it's appropriate the rifle salute squad. Grove resident to continue the tradition Gesicki served in the U.S Joe Gesicki and I would like to see more army signal corps from 1956 stands at the support for the Veterans to 1958, he said. podium during Day event from average "I think it's marvelous to the tribute to citizens:' Slater said, withhonor our veterans in any veterans held one hand on a damp benchway or form' Gesicki said. Nov. 5 at the at the event to maintain The event's keynote American Le- steady footing. speaker was Bud Jones, a gion Post 134 in Ron Sheirok, a Skokie32-year Park Ridge resident Morton Grove. resident of nearly 50 years, Jones enlisted in the U.S. Gesicki served serves as Morton Grove'sMarine Corps in 1955 and as the chaplain post commander. retired 23 years later. and was part of "Our post is the center He's a writer and appears the rifle salute point of the legion, in gen-on television as a commer- at the event. eral, and also of the village," cial (and union) actor. After Sheirok said. retiring from the military in Left: Morton Sheirok served in the U.S.1978, Jones worked in pub- Grove resident Army from 1964 to 1967,lic relations for the McDon- and U.S. Army stationedinthe United ald's corporation, he said. veteran John States and Munich, Ger- Now 83, Jones said, "it's Slater, pic- many - where he was in thehard to put into words," tured, salutes signal corps. about the privilege to be a during the "This year we were very keynote speaker after many tribute to vet- fortunate' he said. "We years of military service. erans. became the largest post in "I would much rather KARIE ANGELL Illinois." hear theirstoriesthan LUC/PIONEER Sheirok said the Mortontelling mine' h said.