| Illinois
Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| "CHRISTMAS
REMEMBRANCE" |
| (from
the IVVM Vigil archives) |
Snow showers failed to discourage remembrance and hope for 82 [68] Illinois veterans still unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. (l. to r.) Charlie Brightman, Greenup; Bob Mathias, Charleston; and Bill Martin, North Pekin were among several who gathered Dec. 13, 2003 at the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial to decorate the pine tree for the annual "Christmas Remembrance" ceremonies.