World War II Veterans (from left) LeArthur Dunlap of Chicago, Frank Wortham of North Chicago, LeRoy Colston of Chicago and Tom Woodley of Park City stand at the Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago with Korean Veteran Ted Hudson (back left) of Zion and Vietnam Veteran Raymond Scott (back right) of Waukegan. The World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes Memorial Foundation created the memorial in 2006. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Etta Davis (from left) of Chicago, Debra Dunlap of Chicago, Bette Colston of Chicago and Della Steele of Waukegan talk at the Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago which was built by the World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes Memorial Foundation. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

World War II Veterans Frank Wortham (right) of North Chicago and Tom Woodley (left) of Park City read the names of the World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes Memorial Foundation at the Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago with LeArthur Dunlap of Chicago. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

World War II Veterans (from left) LeARthur Dunlap of Chicago, LeRoy Colston of Chicago, Frank Wortham of North Chicago and Tom Woodley of Park City talk at the Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago built by the World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes Memorial Foundation. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

World War II Veteran Frank Wortham (right) of North Chicago reads the names of the World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes Memorial Foundation at the Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago with World War II Veterans Tom Woodley (left) of Park City and LeArthur Dunlap of Chicago. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Veterans (from left) Ted Hudson of Zion, Tom Woodley of Park City, Frank Wortham of North Chicago and Curtis Dorsey of North Chicago read the names of the World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes Memorial Foundation at the Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

World War II Veterans (from right) LeArthur Dunlap of Chicago, LeRoy Colston of Chicago, Frank Wortham of North Chicago and Tom Woodley (left) of Park City stand at the Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago with veterans Ted Hudson (second from left) of Zion, Raymond Scott (third from left) of Waukegan and Curtis Dorsey of North Chicago. The World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes Memorial Foundation created the memorial in 2006. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media