To mark Memorial Day, John Fuller (right), whose brother James E. “Skinner” Fuller was killed in the Vietnam War, joins the family of Matthew Charles Hays Freeman, who was killed in Afghanistan. Freeman’s family—stepmother Paula Hays (from left), father Mark Hays and half-brother Harrison Hays—worked for 13 years to get Freeman listed on the plaque honoring Evanston’s fallen soldiers. The delay was caused because Freeman lived much of his childhood outside Evanston. Freeman’s name was added three weeks ago. For John Fuller: “The day means a great deal.” He attends the ceremony every year. (Photo by Richard Cahan)
