DEE LONGFELLOW PHOTO Elmhurst Independent
Eric Pulia from the Elmhurst American Legion Post THB 187 served as Master of Ceremonies for the Veterans Day gathering held on Monday. With him is Elmhurst’s own Brian Costello on the bagpipes. Other speakers were Mayor Scott Levin, Elmhurst University students Mary Walsh and Audrey Hayes, Gen. John Wendel, and Elmhurst Veterans Commission Chair Ralph Pechanio. Dee Longfellow, who recently retired from the Elmhurst Independent newspaper, delivered an address, sharing her feelings about veterans and covering these ceremonies for the past 22 years.
