Other aspects of the Welcome Home 2011 event include: an Art and Photo Display at the Chicago Cultural Center, the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Moving Wall at the entrance of Navy Pier, and a medal display by the Illinois Department of Military order of the Purple Heart. On Saturday night, there will be a banquet hosted by the Palmer House Hotel to honor and thank the City of Chicago for its longstanding support of veterans. Guests for that event will include Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, Keynote Speaker Bob Wieland and Master of Ceremonies Bill Kurtis. An Interfaith ceremony will be led by Reverend John Steer on Sunday morning at the Chicago Vietnam Veterans Memorial. On Sunday afternoon, the Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park will be filled with music from such performers as Dennis DeYoung, Kimotion, ARRA and the USO’s Joe Cantafio and the 101st Rock Division.
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