From Chicago-
'Tis the season to remember our veterans, the Rev. Rod Reinhart says.
With that in mind, he has organized a holiday party and gift drive for veterans who are hospitalized or homeless.
"Remember Our Wounded Soldiers at Christmas" is slated for 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph and St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 2453 Oak St., Blue Island.
"I've been working with veterans for many, many years. With the war and things going on, the problem of veterans became much more visible and important for me and my ministry," said Reinhart, 61, the church's pastor.
"I decided one of the really important ways we can get the church and the community mobilized around helping veterans is to organize an event at Christmas," he said.
The party will be a potluck event, he said.
"We have food, we have music, we have people from the VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) hospitals talking about how valuable it is to work with the vets," Reinhart said. "And we may have a visit from Santa Claus."
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