Two Kane County veterans who died in the service of their country will be remembered as part of the 2016 Kane County Memorial Day ceremony, including Sara Medina, the 23-year-old combat photographer who was one of the six U.S. Marines who died May 12, 2015, in a helicopter crash eight miles north of Charikot, Nepal.

The event begins at 1 p.m. Monday, May 30, 2016, at the Kane County Government Center. The ceremony is held only on years in which names were added to the Kane County Veterans Memorial.

This year, two names were added:

• Sara Medina of Aurora, a U.S. Marine Corps Corporal who died in a helicopter accident while supporting a humanitarian mission in Nepal on May 12, 2015.
• Rory Reyna of Aurora, a U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer who died while on duty at Coast Guard Station Grand Haven on July 17, 2015.

About the Kane County Veterans Memorial

The Kane County Veterans Memorial was conceived in 1997 to honor the men and women Kane County who died while on active duty in the United States Armed Forces during a time of war. The Memorial was dedicated on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2004. The Wall of Honor is the repository for the names of the Kane County’s sons and daughters who have died during every war from the Spanish/American War to the Persian Gulf War.

The Wall of Honor now is inscribed with the names of 857 men and women from Kane County who have died while on Active Duty during a time of war. Rotolo Middle School in Batavia maintains a website with information about the men and women who are memorialized on the Memorial: https://sites.google.com/a/bps101.net/kanewarmemorial/

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About the Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission

The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission exists to help veterans access the benefits they earned for serving our great nation. Whether you are looking to apply for health care, dental insurance, disability compensation, home loan, GI Bill, or state benefits — the KCVAC office can help! Don’t try to navigate the benefits bureaucracy alone: Veterans Assistance Commission help is free! For more information, visit the Veterans Assistance Commission web page, “Like” the Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission Facebook page and sign up for the Veterans Assistance Commission newsletter.