Marine Veteran on 30-Year Mission to Award Medal of Honor to Army Lieutenant From Illinois Taken Prisoner in WWI

Marine veteran on 30-year mission to award Medal of Honor to Army lieutenant from Illinois taken prisoner in WWI | News Channel 3-12

By Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — On this Memorial Day weekend, we honor American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. That includes an act of bravery that took place more than a century ago, and efforts now to make sure a soldier is never forgotten. Once a marine always a marine, but never has Lew Breese had a mission last this long. “I’m a United States Marine. We just don’t quit,” he said. It’s taken…

Marine veteran on 30-year mission to award Medal of Honor to Army lieutenant from Illinois taken prisoner in WWI

By Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — On this Memorial Day weekend, we honor American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. That includes an act of bravery that took place more than a century ago, and efforts now to make sure a soldier is never forgotten. Once a marine always a marine, but never has Lew Breese had a mission last this long. “I’m a United States Marine. We just don’t quit,” he said. It’s taken…