The community has been asked to line the streets in support as the body of Fallen Marine Corporal Nathan Carlson of Machesney Park returns home this Thursday.
I am always in awe of anyone who has spent time in the armed forces. I know I couldn't handle the things they see and endure while serving our country, not to mention the grueling training they go through when beginning service. Honestly, I don't think I could be away from my family for months and years at a time, and I have the utmost respect for the people that can...
What were they thinking? How could a high school bar a uniformed Marine PFC from his own high school commencement? It happened this past week and people are furious..