Soldier's home leave cut short by tragedy; family mourns
By Mary Schenk
Saturday September 20, 2008
Photo provided by Tad McDaniel
From left, Keely, Mike, Drew, Jaes and Kip McDaniel gather at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., before Drew's deployment to Iraq early in 2008. Drew McDaniel, who was home on leave, died Thursday in a fatal collision on U.S. 45 in Savoy.
CHAMPAIGN – Drew McDaniel was having a really good vacation from his Army life in Iraq.
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