Huge crowds are expected in downtown Chicago Saturday for the annual Memorial Day parade and wreath-laying ceremony.
Huge crowds are expected to gather downtown to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defending and protecting the country.The Chicago Memorial Day Parade then steps off at noon at State and Lake, right outside the ABC7 studios. The parade route heads south on State to Van Buren.This year's Grand Marshal is Chicago-native Rear Admiral Zeita Merchant. She recently made history as the first African-American woman promoted to flag rank in the U.S. Coast Guard.
"It shows the families of the service members that died or killed in action, that we don't forget about them," said Ortiz. "I want to start showing my generation of Marines and my veteran generation that we also had a lot of sacrifices," said Ortiz.
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