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Local dental practice offers free services to veterans

By Northern Star Staff | November 19, 2012

Veterans were treated to free dental work for Veterans Day this year at Collins Dental Group, 2025 Aberdeen Court in Sycamore. The dental group offered free exams, cleanings and procedures to veterans and their immediate families on Nov. 10, according...

Jerry Burnes, Northern Star-Joann Garcia Hunter, Air Force Staff
Sergeant, takes part in a reenlistment ceremony Friday afternoon.
Hunter's ceremony, typically done informally, closed out the NIU
Veterans Day event outside of Altgeld Hall.

Military Student Services holds Veterans Day ceremony

By Hailey Kurth | November 13, 2011

Veterans, soldiers and supporters gathered Friday for NIU's Veterans Day ceremony held by the NIU Military Student Services in front of the flagpole by Altgeld Hall."Today we celebrate our most noble tradition of fighting for freedom," said Clay Campbell,...

Local group to show documentary about veterans’ histories

By Northern Star staff | November 11, 2011

The DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice will show a film in honor of Veterans Day.The group will screen Grounds for Resistance. The documentary focuses on the experiences of the veterans who patronize the shop."It provides a first-hand view...

Student veteran Levi Kammes served in the United States Marine
Corps for four years and is now a junior anthropology major and
president of the NIU Veterans Club.

Returned soldiers open up on experiences

By Chelsey Boutan | November 10, 2011

While he was working at a Target warehouse, Iraq veteran Levi Kammes was startled one day when he heard the pop, pop, pop of a nail gun. Kammes looked around nervously for a moment, but realized he was in DeKalb, a city about 6,000 miles away from Fallujah,...

Students participate in a 21 gun salute during Veterans Day
Ceremony outside of Altgeld hall last year.

Memorial service pays tribute to war veterans

By Matt Liparota | November 10, 2011

Marine corps veteran Levi Kammes said he looks back on his time in the military with a smile. Kammes, who served from 2001 to 2005, also serves as the president of the NIU Veterans Club, which hosts a Veterans Day memorial service at 11 a.m. today in...

In Focus: What does Veterans Day mean to you?

By Alyssa Pracz | November 10, 2011

Parker Happ Columnist Veterans Day is getting better. One of my friends, a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, has return home and earned a job working on Marine One. Another one of my friends who came home this past year was able to see his son born...

Responding to “my fans”

By Aaron Brooks | November 21, 2010

Let me first say this, I am no less of a patriot than you. I am serving and plan to serve my country for life. While I do not plan to live in poverty practicing in my profession, my life will foremost be dedicated to protecting the rights of others. I...

Jim Luebke thanks supporters for efforts

By Letter Writer | November 15, 2010

I'd like to thank everyone who supported me in my run for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder. Most notably I would like to thank Sharon Holmes, Judy Butler, and all the staff in the office who helped me to more fully understand the duties of the office....

A veteran always puts country before self

By Letter Writer | November 15, 2010

How can Aaron Brooks be so ignorant? Veterans are people, just like you and me. That's where the similarities end. Veterans wrote a blank check to the USA for an amount up to and including their lives. Those veterans are way different than you and I,...

Discretion is always the better part of valor

By Letter Writer | November 14, 2010

I am delighted to see your In Focus on Veterans Day. Most of your columnists had very thoughtful and intelligent remarks, with the notable exception of Mr. Brooks. I understand that everyone is entitled to express their own opinion; that is one of the...

Sacrifice is why we honor veterans

By Letter Writer | November 14, 2010

Mr. Brooks, I am unclear as to the remarkably condescending piece written in regards to your thoughts on Veterans Day. I assume you were attempting to be edgy or creative within the confines of 100 words. My hope is that you were attempting to show how...

There is a difference between an education and military service

By Letter Writer | November 14, 2010

Thank you to the people of NIU and DeKalb. Last Thursday there were numerous Veterans Day ceremonies locally, such as free dinner for veterans at Applebee's (the steak was great) and numerous free oil change locations throughout DeKalb and Sycamore (which...