ROTC grad gives brother first salute

University of Illinois senior and Army ROTC Cadet Battalion Commander Matthew Ewing hoped his brother Michael would be at the UI over the weekend and on Monday for his graduation and commissioning.

But Michael's business kept him on the road – in Iraq, where he's a Marine corporal, based at Camp Al Asad air base.

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