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Video by Sgt. Trenton Fouche

2023 Gold Star Lighting Ceremony

Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

Dec. 4, 2023 | 1:13

Danielle Luevano, operations and programs manager for the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, shares the significance of the Gold Star Lighting Ceremony.
Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director Terry Prince, Illinois National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Richard Neely, Gold Star Families including those of Illinois National Guard service members, and Lincoln's Challenge Academy cadets all gathered Dec. 4 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Springfield to remember the fallen.
(U.S. Army video by Sgt. Trenton Fouche, Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard)