Wednesday, July 9, 2008 East Central Illinois

Groups honored for troop support

By Kate Clements
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 2:45 PM CDT

SPRINGFIELD – Two Champaign organizations received Homefront Hero awards on Tuesday for their work supporting U.S. troops overseas.

Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who presented the awards at a ceremony in Springfield, called the winners "a living testament to the power of American patriotism."

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