Hero Street, Silvis, Illinois. Hernan Fratto visited this little town with a great story.

THE STORY OF A SMALL TOWN IN ILLINOIS -- AND A STREET THAT HAS BEEN HOME TO MORE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN THAN ANY OTHER IN AMERICA. IT'S CALLED HERO STREET, IN THE WESTERN ILLINOIS TOWN OF SILIVIS. HERNAN FRATTO VISITED SILVIS, AND SPENT TIME TALKING TO RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES. .
It has been documented that as of the present day there have been over 100 young men and women from Second Street who have given service to the Untied States Military Forces. It had been researched and documented by The Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. that (there is no other street of comparable size) that has had as many men and women render service to the Armed Forces of the United States of America then the 11/2 block long street in Silvis, Illinois. Of these 100 or more Military men and women, six of them were killed in action during WWII and two during the Korean War.