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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year 2025
In the most joyous spirit of Christmas, on behalf of our Corps of MARINES, may you have a peaceful Holiday season and a wonderful New Year!
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PEARL HARBOR 83rd Anniversary Day of Remembrance
Invite to the 83rd Anniversary PEARL HARBOR Day of Remembrance on December 7, 2024. The Once & Always Chicago Marines presents the 83rd Remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor...
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Wishing you & your families a safe, happy & most wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.
Read MoreMemorial of the 80th Remembrance to the Bombing on Japan in 1945
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945).
August 9, 2025
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Upcoming Events
May 2025
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May 16-31, 2025 . TREE Planting Ceremony in the playlot of the Chicago Park District near the Magnificent Mile. A Cherry Blossom tree will be planted “In Memoriam” to the Children and their caregivers. This is an on going work-in-progress, with weather permitting, actual date TBD. Please visit us again shortly for further details.
July 2025
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Trickster Cultural Center,,
190 S. Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193 United States
Schaumburg, IL 60193 United States
The National Gathering of American Indian Veterans event honors veterans and military personnel of all cultures, eras and branches in a Native Way that is open to all. This is a 2-day event that is held from Friday, July 18th to Saturday, July 19th. This event is free and open to the public.
Hosted by the Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL. 60193.
August 2025
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Trickster Cultural Center,,
190 S. Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193 United States
Schaumburg, IL 60193 United States
In Memoriam: The solemn ceremony is a timeless reminder leading to the catastrophic events nearly eight decades ago, in observing the 80th Remembrance to the bombing on Japan's Hiroshima: on August 6th & Nagasaki: on August 9th, respectively for the lives lost & the survivors (Hibakusha).
