The evening's highlight was the story of World War II hero Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, as told by his son and keynote speaker, the Rev. Chris Edmonds.

KING (WLUK) -- It's been eight decades since World War II ended, but a Fox Valley children's book author is making sure the legacy of a local canine hero is ... to Brownie, a German Shepherd ...

It's been more than eight decades since Howard Berger served with the U.S. Army in World War II, yet he remembers it all as ...