Navy Recruits Wowed At Whirl Of Thanksgiving Activities
Morton Grove's sixth annual holiday offering of turkey, trimmings, sweets and entertainment is just the tonic for sailors away from home. American Legion members, officials and volunteers did favors large and small for them.
Morton Grove and American Legion Post 134 can’t do enough, big or small, for U.S. Navy recruits every Thanksgiving at the post’s headquarters, 6140 Dempster St. Like Mayor Dan Staackmann going out for a paper run. Staackmann could only talk for a minute as he rushed out the front door on a newspaper run. He realized the 42 recruits from Great Lakes Training Base, attending the sixth annual holiday program at the post, had been out of touch with the world while going through boot camp. He returned a few minutes later with a stack of Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times copies. “This has become a tradition for Morton Grove put on by the American Legion post,” said Staackmann. “I strong advised people to come out here because what you’re …
Jac Charlier
10:14 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012
A great way to spend Thanksgiving supporting those who cannot make it home for the holiday. If you are a veteran, we invite you to come out to our Post meetings as we serve veterans, their families and the community. The meetings are usually held the 4th Thursday of the month at 7 pm at the Post building 6144 W. Dempster. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. You can also visit the … more ›