I started out talking on WGIL about the 12 African American soldiers from Galesburg who fought with the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War.
Afterwards I traveled to Sherrard High School for an awesome ceremony recognizing a huge crowd of veterans and families.
After the ceremony, I presented 23 Illinois House of Representatives certificates to veterans and an Illinois flag flown over the Capitol complex to the oldest veteran at the Knox County Nursing home. I then stopped at the Knoxville American Legion for a bowl of chili soup and cornbread.
I then went to Hawthorne to present two House of Representatives certificates and an Illinois flag flown over the Capitol Complex.