Veteran Legacies Video Honor

HONORING BROTHERS WHO SERVED IN THE US NAVY

Story told by Tony Zollo

He was just 19 years old, he had just walked off his high school campus, and he was traveling by train to the Naval Station Great Lakes just north of Chicago for basic training. It was March of 1944. This kid just joined the US Navy and he was on his way to join the pacific task force to support the US Marines at the invasions of Saipan, the Marshall Islands, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. His name is Louis Zollo and he recently passed away at the age of 93. I wanted to do something special to honor my brother and to honor his service to this country. I had heard the Law School staff talking about the Wall of Honor in the lobby of the Veterans Memorial Law Library on the Ave Maria School of Law campus. It is a wonderful structure and a most fitting tribute to those who have served. In addition to branch, name and rank recognition, there is an added bonus of being able to do a video with the veteran so that they can tell the personal story of their service. The Veteran Legacies at Ave Law is a wonderful experience and a true blessing to be able to talk with a veteran and to help record the details that so often are lost and forgotten over time. If you know someone who served or if you yourself have served, the Wall of Honor and the Veteran Legacies at Ave Law video program are both worth investigating. Just ask any staff member of the Law School for details. It is a simple production format, you create a discussion outline and share it with the Law School for their review. The video is done in the privacy and quiet of the Michigan room in the St. Thomas More Commons building. All the recording equipment is in the room and it is all produced in a most professional and comfortable manner. Final editing of the video is done by the Law School and then you will be sent a link to see the finished video that you helped to create. I have been able to do two videos in the Veteran Legacies at Ave Law Program, one for my brother Louis and another for my brother Sam. Both served in the US Navy in the Pacific during and after WWII. I will also be working on a third video for a third brother, Ray, who served during the end of the Korean War and into the cold war. For all the veterans throughout our history, we will never forget the sacrifices that they have made for this country. The Law School has a very beautiful and easy way to help us remember those who served.

TONY ZOLLO TRIBUTE Ave Maria School of Law would like to recognize our dear friend of the law school, Mr. Tony Zollo, for all of his endless dedication to our law school. Tony has captured beautiful moments on camera as our photographer for many years since the law school moved to Naples. The entire Ave Maria School of Law staff, faculty, students and community are appreciative of you, Tony, and we are blessed to call you a part of our family. God Bless You for all you do for Ave Maria Law.