Two special Memorial Day Services will be held on Hero Street, USA (1st Avenue and 2nd Street) in Silvis, Illinois this year.
Tanilo Sandoval places flags and flowers at his brothers' graves, Frank and Joseph Sandoval of Hero Street, USA. The brothers were among eight men from Hero Street, USA in Silvis, Illinois who gave their lives during WWII and the Korean War.
The Hero Street Monument Memorial Day Service will be held Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m.
On Saturday, May 25th at 10:30 a.m. at the Hero Street Memorial Monument, located on the corner of 1st Avenue and Hero Street in Silvis, Illinois the service will feature keynote speaker Colonel Stephen C. Marr, Commander U.S. Army Garrison, Rock Island Arsenal; and guest speaker Lieutenant Colonel David M. Manrrique, Commander U.S. Air Force 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, NE. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held at the gymnasium in George O. Barr Elementary School, 1305 5th Avenue, Silvis. For more information about this free public service, visit HeroStreetUSA.org.
The Hero Street Memorial Park Service will be held on Memorial Day Monday, May 27 at 11:00 a.m.
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th at 11:00 a.m. at Hero Street Memorial Park, located on Hero Street, the service will commence with speakers Brian Munos, a retired Navy SEAL, and Colonel Ricky Kimmel, US Army Sustainment Command, from the Rock Island Arsenal. For more information about this free and open to the public service, call 309-792-9181. Bring lawn chairs for seating.
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Only a block and a half long, Second Street in Silvis, Illinois lost six young men in World War II and two in the Korean War, more than any other street in America. Hero Street, as it is now known, has provided over 100 service members since Mexican-American immigrants settled there in 1929.
Hero Street, a multi-part documentary series for PBS broadcast by Emmy®-nominated filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle, will explore the personal and family sagas behind each of the eight heroes and tell the compelling true story of an ongoing struggle to memorialize Tony Pompa, Frank Sandoval, William Sandoval, Claro Soliz, Peter Masias, Joseph Sandoval, Joseph Gomez and John S. Muños.
The series will combine interviews with family members, friends, veterans, community leaders and historians with vintage photos, film, and archival materials to tell an unforgettable story of American courage, character and perseverance.
Part 1: Riding the Rails to Hero Street and Part 4: A World Away from Hero Street will premiere in November 2019 near Veterans Day. Part 3 in the series: Letters Home to Hero Street, a co-production of Fourth Wall Films and WQPT premiered in 2015, won film festival awards and a regional Emmy nomination.
The multi-part documentary project is in memory of Frank Sandoval, Tony Pompa, Claro Soliz (Solis), Joseph Sandoval, Peter Masias, William Sandoval, Joseph Gomez and John Munos, 2nd Street was renamed Hero Street, USA.
To view Fourth Wall Films' award-winning films on DVD, visit http://www.fourthwallfilms.com/dvds.htm.
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