U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Rich Neely speaks with Linda and Army Col. (ret.) Ralph Grieco, the parents of fallen Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevin Grieco, during the July 29 Chicago Fire Boat Architectural Tour on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River.
230729-A-OH563-2642.JPG Photo By: Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Director

CHICAGO, Illinois - U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Rich Neely speaks with Linda and Army Col. (ret.) Ralph Grieco, the parents of fallen Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevin Grieco, during the July 29 Chicago Fire Boat Architectural Tour on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River. The boat tour was organized by the U.S. Army's Survivor Outreach Services and the Illinois National Guard for the 34 Illinois National Guard Gold Star Families whose service members were killed overseas since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The tour, led by Maj. Gen. Neely, the Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard, gave the Gold Star Families time to connect with each other and the leader of the Illinois National Guard.


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