Joliet 10-09-13

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Richard Katello (right) is shown in this photo by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal aboard his ship at Iwo Jima in February 1945. Two days earlier, Rosenthal had taken the famed photograph of the raising the U.S. flag over Iwo Jima. (Photo supplied by Richard Katello)

f Richard Katello had decided he’d rather kick a ball than fight for his country, his life would have been much different. Katello, 87, a resident of Sunny Hill Nursing Home of Will County, was one of 91 World War II veterans to travel to Washington, D.C., on an Honor Flight out of Midway Airport in Chicago on Wednesday, Oct. 2. “It’s been a wild day for me,” he said after finishing the parade through 1,500 cheering family, friends and Americans who just wanted to thank the returning veterans, including staff and volunteers

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from Sunny Hill. As yet another young serviceman stepped up to shake his hand and thank him for his service, he said,“It’s been like this all day.” He added he’d shaken “thousands of hands” that day. The partial federal government shutdown had threatened the day’s activities, but between the people at Honor Flight in Chicago and elected officials in Washington, they ensured the veterans and their entourage were allowed to pass through the blockades and still view the War memorials, including the one in their honor, said Mike Cozzi, a volunteer with See FLIGHT, page 2

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