Vets, residents and elected officials celebrate Veterans Day at Soldier Field

Gil Rivera is a Vietnam War veteran. The Skokie resident served for two years until 1967 when he was medically discharged after he was injured by an explosion in an ambush. But for Rivera — despite his service and the injuries he suffered for the country — Veterans Day is about remembering his friends who didn’t get to come home. That’s why it was important for him to remember with other fellow veterans Monday. “I lost a lot of friends,” he said, choking up. “Coming down here and being among...