The Chicago Commission on Human Relations will host the City of Chicago’s ninth annual Salute to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Veterans, 12-1 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Richard J. Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington Street.
This is the nation’s only municipally sponsored Salute to LGBT Veterans, and it is meant to pay tribute to their honorable service.
Veterans John Graziani, Veronica Hernandez, Marquell Smith and Willa J. Taylor will be featured speakers, and Chicago vocalist Alexandra St. James will perform the national anthem. The program will include a presentation of colors, a mayoral proclamation and a wreath-laying ceremony.
The salute is a presentation of the CCHR Advisory Council on Veterans’ Affairs and the CCHR Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in partnership with the Chicago chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights.