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Money raised to correct military plaques in Lockport

Frank Strnad served in the U.S. Marines from 1966-1968. Photo courtesy of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Frank Strnad's name is now spelled correctly on the veterans memorial plaque in Lockport Township High School Central Campus.
Frank Strnad, who died in the Vietnam War in 1968, was better known by his family and friends as “Chub” or “Chubby” because he weighed a lot as a baby. Photo Submitted
Brothers (left to right) John, Dale, Frank and Steve Strnad stand together in July 1966, several months after Frank finished his junior year at Lockport Township High School. Frank enlisted in the Marines and went to serve in Vietnam, where he died June 22, 1968. Photo submitted
Jacquelyn Schlabach, Assistant Editor
1:24 pm CDT May 10, 2018
When John Strnad was a young boy in grade school during the late 1960s, his teenage brother Frank had enlisted in the U.S. Marines at the age of 17. Frank returned home on leave for a period of time, and his curious little brother began to search through Frank’s duffle bag. John thought he had found some small firecrackers and took them from the duffle bag to fire off without Frank knowing.

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