Soldier packed a lot of life in 24 years

MAHOMET – Army Spc. Justin Penrod didn't have much time for dating as a teen, his mother says, because he cared for his older brother, a quadriplegic who lived on his own.

In between his service in the Army National Guard and his enlistment in the regular Army, Spc. Penrod had a job fixing air-conditioners for P&P Service Center in Mahomet.

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