Navy Vet to Speak at Peotone Memorial Day Event

Doug Lilek will be the guest speaker at the Peotone Memorial Day Cemetery Services on Monday, May 27.
Following graduation from high school, Doug entered the United States Navy as a 3rct generation sailor in 1975. Upon completion of Boot Camp at the Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Hospital Corpsman “A” School, and Combat Medical School, Doug volunteered to serve with the Marine Corps elite Force Recon Company.
Following the three-month training platoon and additional required schooling, Doug was assigned to an operational Force Recon platoon as a Special Operation Corpsman.
With his platoon, Doug deployed to various NATO member countries, as well as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Panama and Puerto Rico. During the Iranian Hostage Crisis, elements of Force Recon Marines deployed oversees in the event of hostile action.
Upon separating from the Navy, Doug returned home to Maryland and became a police officer with the Prince George’s County Police Department. As an officer, Doug served as a Patrolman, District Investigator, Patrol Sergeant and Security Detail for Mother Teresa. Doug retired from the department in 2001 after serving 21 years.
Since his retirement, Doug has worked as a security consultant and as the Facility Security Officer for the Cove Point Liquid Natural Gas Plant in Southern Maryland. He has three children, one of which is a fourth-generation sailor serving as a Navy Surface Warfare Officer.