OSWEGO, Ill.—Agoritsa Barczaka, a mother of three from a Chicago suburb, pointed to pictures of fallen soldiers in Middle East wars and reminded her three children that the privileges and freedom they were born into come at a dear price. “I remind them every day how lucky they are,” Barczak told The Epoch Times on Memorial Day. “A lot of soldiers fought for this … every thing that we consider ourselves lucky to have here.” Agorista and her husband Drew Barczak took their kids to the Wall of Honor dedicated to soldiers killed in action amid Middle East conflicts at Oswego city hall, just Southwest of Chicago. The wall, which is updated annually, honors about 7,000 soldiers killed in Gulf War, Afghanistan War, and Iraq War. This is the first time it has ever been displayed outside Oregon after it was created by high schooler Alicia Tallman in 2003. Drew, …
On Memorial Day, Parents Pass Down Patriotism at Wall Honoring Fallen Soldiers
June 1, 2021
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