Emily Linden, 5, of West Dundee, Ill., holds a flag during the Memorial Day Parade in West Dundee, Ill., on Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
Boy Scout Caleb Lopez, 8, carries a flag during the Memorial Day Parade in West Dundee, Ill., on Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
Carpentersville Middle School band members perform during the Memorial Day Parade in West Dundee, Ill., on Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
Betty Bruhn, center, of East Dundee, Ill., and Phyllis Wear, right of center, of West Dundee, Ill., watch the Memorial Day Parade in West Dundee, Ill., on Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
American Legion Post #541 member Bill Wertheimer, 80, sells a flag to Emily Linden, 5, of West Dundee, Ill., during the Memorial Day Parade in West Dundee, Ill., on Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
VFW Post 2298 members Larry Fettes, left, and George Corcoran, right, adjust the flag at Grafelman Park in West Dundee, Ill., on Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
Boy Scout Caleb Lopez, 8, carries a flag during the Memorial Day Parade in West Dundee, Ill., on Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
VFW members carry flags during the Memorial Day Parade in West Dundee, Ill., on Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
WEST DUNDEE — Every year, the Memorial Day parade passes by Bonnie Yate’s home on Route 72. Every year, the 73-year-old Yates said, the Dundee-Crown High School marching band plays “You’re a Grand Old Flag” as it passes her front porch. And, every year it … Read More
