Hundreds of U.S. military veterans have found solace, healing and closure during the VetsRoll annual journey to Washington D.C.

VetsRoll was named the winner of the 2025 Excelsior award, recognizing an organization or group for extraordinary community service, during a ceremony Dec. 11 at Prairie Street Brewing Co.

VetsRoll was founded in 2010 by brothers John and Mark Finnegan along with their spouses as a way to honor their parents, Cy and Barbara Finnegan. Cy was a Navy veteran who served in World War II in the South Pacific. Barbara was a World War II "Rosie-the-Riveter" working as an Army Signal Corps civilian office de-coder for the War Department in Arlington, VA.

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