Final Salute
As a volunteer with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care, Paul Farineau, of the Village of Bonnybrook, salutes George Yankowski during an honorary ceremony on Feb. 19, 2020, at Yankowski's home in the Village of Polo Ridge. Farineau, who served in the U.S. Army and Navy from 1960-93, honored 97-year-old Yankowski for his service as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Family and friends gather around George Yankowski during an honorary ceremony on Feb. 19, 2020, at his home in the Village of Polo Ridge. Yankowski, 97, served as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Mary Yankowski smiles while looking at her husband, George, after he says, "I'd hate to leave this party," on Feb. 21, 2020, at their home in the Village of Polo Ridge. George, 97, started in-home care through Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care on Jan. 31, 2020. He passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Mary Yankowski talks on the phone with a nurse who cares for her husband, George, on Feb. 21, 2020, at their home in the Village of Polo Ridge. George, 97, started in-home care through Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care on Jan. 31, 2020. He passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Mary Yankowski sits with her collection of articles and photos that document the life of her husband, George, on Feb. 21, 2020, at their home in the Village of Polo Ridge. George, 97, started in-home care through Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care on Jan. 31, 2020. He passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Gary Gerke, commander of the American Legion Post 347 Honor Guard, walks Mary Yankowski to her seat at her husband's funeral on March 9, 2020, at the Florida National Cemetery. George Yankowski served as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The 97-year-old Village of Polo Ridge resident passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Mary Yankowski gets emotional as she listens to a member of the American Legion Post 347 Honor Guard talk about her husband, George, at his funeral on March 9, 2020, at the Florida National Cemetery. George served as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The 97-year-old Village of Polo Ridge resident passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Caretaker Arcel Sabilona performs the interment of the urn in a columbarium after George Yankowski's funeral on March 9, 2020, at the Florida National Cemetery. Yankowski served as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The 97-year-old Village of Polo Ridge resident passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Mary Yankowski, right, gets emotional as she embraces her friend Peggy Tis, of the Village of Calumet Grove, before the memorial service for her husband, George, on March 10, 2020, at Hope Lutheran Church. George served as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The 97-year-old Village of Polo Ridge resident passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
A member of the honor guard salutes the folded American flag during the memorial service for George Yankowski on March 10, 2020, at Hope Lutheran Church. Yankowski served as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The 97-year-old Village of Polo Ridge resident passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
A member of the honor guard presents the folded American flag to Mary Yankowski during the memorial service for her husband, George, on March 10, 2020, at Hope Lutheran Church. George served as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The 97-year-old Village of Polo Ridge resident passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Steve Colitz, the son-in-law of Mary Yankowski, wipes his tears during the memorial service for Mary's husband, George, on March 10, 2020, at Hope Lutheran Church. George served as a sniper with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The 97-year-old Village of Polo Ridge resident passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Mary Yankowski irons a shirt in the laundry room where her late husband's military and baseball memorabilia are displayed on July 15, 2020, at her home in the Village of Polo Ridge. George Yankowski was a World War II veteran who passed away on Feb. 25, 2020.
Mary Yankowski, of the Village of Polo Ridge, holds the quilt that was given to her late husband, George, during an honorary ceremony by Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care on Feb. 19, 2020. George was a World War II veteran who passed away on Feb. 25, 2020. Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2020.
As a volunteer with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care, Paul Farineau puts on his tie as he gets ready at his home in the Village of Bonnybrook before conducting an honorary ceremony for a Vietnam veteran on Oct. 20, 2020. This is the 430th ceremony he has conducted as a volunteer.
As a volunteer with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care, Paul Farineau buttons up his uniform jacket as he gets ready at his home in the Village of Bonnybrook before conducting an honorary ceremony for a Vietnam veteran on Oct. 20, 2020. This is the 430th ceremony he has conducted as a volunteer.
As a volunteer with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care, Dave Johnson, of the Village Santiago, puts on his shoes before conducting an honorary ceremony for WWII veteran Henry Trumbower on Aug. 17, 2020. Johnson served in the U.S. Army from 1963-89.
As a volunteer with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care, Dave Johnson, of the Village Santiago, puts the newly polished insignia on his uniform jacket before conducting an honorary ceremony for WWII veteran Henry Trumbower on Aug. 17, 2020. Johnson served in the U.S. Army from 1963-89.
Lou Salerno, a 94-year-old WWII veteran, gets a pin placed on his shirt by his stepson's wife, Catherine Barnes, while his stepson, Harry Barnes, stands behind him during an honorary ceremony presented by Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care on July 22, 2020, at Salerno's home in the Village of Country Club Hills. Salerno served in the U.S. Army from 1944-46.
Lou Salerno, a 94-year-old WWII veteran, puts on his shoes on Aug. 7, 2020, at his home in the Village of Country Club Hills. Salerno served in the U.S. Army from 1944-46.
Lou Salerno, a 94-year-old WWII veteran, uses his walker to go from the dining room to the kitchen on Aug. 7, 2020, at his home in the Village of Country Club Hills. Salerno served in the U.S. Army from 1944-46.
Lou Salerno, a 94-year-old WWII veteran, sips on a beer after sharing stories from when he served in the U.S. Army from 1944-46. Photo taken on Aug. 7, 2020, at his home in the Village of Country Club Hills.
Jilda Lewis, activity director, helps Lou Salerno, a 94-year-old WWII veteran, get into his wheelchair in his room at Chatham Glen Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center on Nov. 17, 2020. Salerno served in the U.S. Army from 1944-46.
As a volunteer with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care, Dave Johnson, left, of the Village Santiago, listens to 102-year-old WWII veteran Henry Trumbower share stories from the military before conducting an honorary ceremony on Aug. 17, 2020, at Trumbower's sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. Johnson served in the U.S. Army from 1963-89. Trumbower served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942-46.
As a volunteer with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care, Dave Johnson, left, of the Village Santiago, shakes hands with 102-year-old WWII veteran Henry Trumbower during an honorary ceremony on Aug. 17, 2020, at Trumbower's sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. Johnson served in the U.S. Army from 1963-89. Trumbower served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942-46.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, talks with his niece, Eva Miller-Nevers, of the Village of DeSoto, after an honorary ceremony conducted by Dave Johnson with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care on Aug. 17, 2020, at Trumbower's sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. Trumbower served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942-46.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, talks with his niece, Eva Miller-Nevers, of the Village of DeSoto, after an honorary ceremony conducted by Dave Johnson with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care on Aug. 17, 2020, at Trumbower's sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. Trumbower served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942-46.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, writes down the pills he prepares to take after breakfast on Aug. 25, 2020, at his sister's home in the Village of DeSoto.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, sits at the kitchen table and plays Spinner with his niece, Eva Miller-Nevers, and his sister, Ellen Miller, on Aug. 25, 2020, at Miller's home in the Village of DeSoto.
Ellen Miller checks the blood pressure for her brother, Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, on Aug. 25, 2020, at Miller's home in the Village of DeSoto.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, gets help putting on his compression socks from his sister's husband, Bob Miller, after breakfast on Aug. 30, 2020, at Miller's home in the Village of DeSoto.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, kisses his 91-year-old girlfriend, Deena Macdonald, before she gets in her car to head back to Vero Beach on Aug. 30, 2020, at his sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. Trumbower and Macdonald have been together for almost eight years.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, says goodbye to his 91-year-old girlfriend, Deena Macdonald, before she gets in her car to head back to Vero Beach on Aug. 30, 2020, at his sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. Trumbower and Macdonald have been together for almost eight years.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, brings his hands together as he uses his IPad to watch a recorded video of the morning service for Concordia Lutheran Church on Sept. 6, 2020, at his sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. Trumbower has been a member of the church in Micco, Florida, since 1992.
WWII veteran Henry Trumbower looks at a banner with his sister, Ellen Miller, before a surprise golf-cart parade takes place to celebrate his 103rd birthday on Nov. 25, 2020, at Miller's home in the Village of DeSoto.
WWII veteran Henry Trumbower is surrounded by family and friends as he waves to participants in a surprise golf-cart parade to celebrate his 103rd birthday on Nov. 25, 2020, at his sister's home in the Village of DeSoto.
WWII veteran Henry Trumbower is surrounded by family and friends as he is surprised with a golf-cart parade to celebrate his 103rd birthday on Nov. 25, 2020, at his sister's home in the Village of DeSoto.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, looks out the window of his room on Oct. 9, 2020, at his sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942-46.
Henry Trumbower, a 102-year-old WWII veteran, sits on the bed in his room on Oct. 9, 2020, at his sister's home in the Village of DeSoto. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942-46.
