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Patch Salutes You: 6th Generation Lemonter Headed to Afghanistan
In honor of Veterans Day, Patch would like to recognize local members of the miltary—past or present.
In honor of Veterans Day and in support of our troops—past and present—each day this week, Patch would like to give a shout-out to local members of the military.
Monday's shout-out goes to sixth-generation and lifelong Lemonter John Gage Ekkert. Ekkert, 20, is an infantryman in the U.S. Army, who leaves Ft. Drum in New York for Afghanistan on Friday, Nov. 15. Ekkert visited with family the weekend of Nov. 9–10, and the group shared an early Thanksgiving dinner.
Ekkert is a 2011 graduate of Lemont High School, and nephew of PFC Leonard Ekkert, who was killed in action in Normandy in 1944.
Stay safe, John!
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