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Continuing its Thanksgiving tradition, Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 welcomed recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes for the holiday. Approximately 35 recruits arrived at the post at about 9:20 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. The Medinah Motor Corps—a parade unit of the Medinah Shrine Center—joined Villa Park Police Chief Michael Lay in escorting the busload of recruits from the naval station to the VFW post. The recruits received a flag-lined welcome as they entered the post, where they enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving meal in the afternoon. The recruits, who are in the midst of basic training at the Navy’s only boot camp, were also able to relax and communicate with family and friends on the telephone and online. The media was not allowed inside the post to take pictures of this year’s event.
