Rhea-Lee Thompson emigrated from Jamaica to the United States in 2019. She never thought about joining her adopted country's military but became enamored with the idea of service once she saw her ...

A slow, methodic drum cadence from the Waukegan High School JROTC evoked strong emotions from onlookers, including Gold Star families, as the teens marched in the city’s annual Memorial Day parade.

As Waukegan’s Memorial Day Parade moved west on Washington Street toward Veterans Memorial Plaza, the drum cadence from members of the Waukegan High School JROTC was unmistakable. Not a rousing march, ...