Skokie (Illinois) Police Sgt. Melissa Russell stands with Wayne Messmer, the celebrated National Anthem soloist for the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks before the Skokie Independence Day Parade on July 4 was cancelled due to safety concerns after an active shooter incident in Highland Park, Illinois, about 13 miles away. The Illinois National Guard was supporting the Skokie parade with the 144th Army Band and vehicles from the 1970th Quartermaster Co. Three local Army veterans, Staff Sgt. Paul Plotnik, Mr. Gerald Jaffe, and Illinois Army National Guard Master Sgt. Hank Gould were s
Skokie (Illinois) Police Sgt. Melissa Russell stands with Wayne Messmer, the celebrated National Anthem soloist for the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks before the Skokie Independence Day Parade on July 4 was cancelled due to safety concerns after an active shooter incident in Highland Park, Illinois, about 13 miles away. The Illinois National Guard was supporting the Skokie parade with the 144th Army Band and vehicles from the 1970th Quartermaster Co. Three local Army veterans, Staff Sgt. Paul Plotnik, Mr. Gerald Jaffe, and Illinois Army National Guard Master Sgt. Hank Gould were scheduled to be honored as Skokie's 2022 Military Grand Marshals.
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