Flag ceremonies across the suburbs, country honor last request of Iwo Jima veteran
Elwood Woody Hughes daughter, Emily Hughes of Round Lake Beach, sitting, and granddaughter Ashley Richardson of Rolling Meadows attended Tuesday s ceremony. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Trevor Baker, Sgt. Aaron Alexander Gibbs and Staff Sgt. Christopher Carranza raise the flag Tuesday at Maine West High School in Des Plaines to honor Elwood Woody Hughes and mark the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer Hughes was a former Maine West High teacher and coach. Courtesy of Mike Huttner