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Opinions fly over Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve by Adrienne Fawcett
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ore than 200 people attended the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Open House on April 8, and almost as many opinions were voiced about the two designs outlining future uses of the 253–acre lakefront parcel that the U.S. Army donated to the Lake County Forest Preserve District (LCPFD) in the 1990s. Make that three designs. In addition to the LCPFD’s Plan A and Plan B drawings, a third, rogue design was on display by Lake County residents Sonny Cohen and Stuart Koch. Some people were concerned about too much parking, others worried there was not enough. Some said the preserve needs protection from people; others believe people need more access to the preserve. There were a lot of questions about the proContinues on page 18
Honor flight lifts the spirits of World War II veterans J im Copenhaver is on a plane at night, somewhere over Indiana, 30 minutes from landing at Midway Airport in Chicago. He is 89 years old, a World War II veteran, a resident of Lake Forest Place. Eighty-seven other passengers on his flight are also World War II veterans. They had spent a significant part of the day, April 8, in Washington, D.C., viewing the World War II Memorial, built in 2004 — nearly 60 years after the end of the war. They had also visited other memorials and the National Air and Space Museum. Honor Flight Chicago and its indefatigable 1,200 volunteers had made the trip possible at no cost to the veterans. Copenhaver and his honor flight allies are in for quite a surprise above the Hoosier State. Volunteers appear at the front of the cabin. They are holding large mailers, stuffed with letters. The letters are addressed to the veterans. Mail call. The veterans get to experience mail call again, — this time in their home country. They are no longer just being transported back to Chicago. They are, suddenly, soldiers in
the 1940s all over again, anxious to read precious, moving words from their loved ones. Copenhaver receives 35 letters on the honor flight. Many had been penned by relatives and friends. Others were from strangers, young and old, wishing
to thank him for his 15 months of service as a radio operator based on Guam. Eyes of “The Greatest Generation” in aisle seats and window seats well up with tears. “Astounding,” Copenhaver recalls. “One of the many won-
derful things about the experience was the attitude of the volunteers, their genuine kindness, their sincerity. What so many people did for us that day impressed me.” Mail call ends. A bigger surprise awaits the 88 veterans on
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