The four veterans honored at Thursday's Quilts of Valor ceremony were Jim Acheson of the Navy, Howard Rhodes of the Illinois National Guard, Ed Kobel of the Air Force and Bob Reifsteck of the Army.
CHAMPAIGN — A Champaign attorney has received a “patriot” award for his firm’s support of the National Guard and Reserve program.
Chick-fil-A is January’s recipient of Champaign American Legion Post 24’s Certificate of Appreciation.
The family wants to invite “anyone who knows him” to Jim Kelly’s 98th birthday bash, set for 4-6 p.m. Dec. 29 at the VFW.
Desert Storm veteran Jill Henry of Bloomington has made it her mission not only to tell people about the Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, but also to get female veterans registered.
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Each month for the past 12 years, Chuck Zelinsky has hand-delivered a plaque to a local business, recognizing proper display of the American flag.
In a career that has included the Marines, the Champaign Fire Department and a newer job with the University of Illinois, Chris Hanson has seen it all — even a Ronald Reagan moment.
Events scheduled in East Central Illinois in observance of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. If you know of another Veterans Day observation, email news@news-gazette.com and we will publish it online.
The event that starts at 10 a.m. Monday at the VA's Danville campus features 21 entries, including the Danville Police Honor Guard in the lead, the Danville High School Marching Vikings, local fire departments, the Patriot Riders, Lincoln's Challenge cadets and honor guard, fair queens, vintage cars and more.
Though the military declared in 1949 that the body of Pfc. Jack Van Zandt, who died in November 1943 on an island in the Pacific, was 'non-recoverable,' a discovery by a nonprofit group led to its identification.
Tonight at Meade Park Elementary School in Danville, area veterans will be treated to a home-cooked meal and rousing games of bingo, courtesy of staff and students.
Flying around the world as a Navy navigator, Capt. Anthony Corapi picked up technical and leadership skills.
This approaching Nov. 11 will be Veterans Day. What is the history and law that established this day as a holiday?
A tip of the hat to Arcola High School, which for two decades has celebrated Veterans Day with an invigorating, one-of-a-kind, student-led assembly.
DANVILLE — Three Danville veterans are the latest to be inducted into Kenneth D. Bailey Academy’s Wall of Honor.
Between 2000 and 2018, 383,947 people who served in the U.S. military were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Ahead of a Friday forum on the topic at Carle — ‘Making the Invisible Visible’ — we spoke to the veterans affected, the caregivers who stand by their side and the UI researchers trying to learn more about a crippling injury that often goes unrecognized.
In the jungle, Jim Voyles might have been within 50 feet of the enemy and not seen him through the brush and bamboo. His soldiers spoke in hushed tones and were careful about cooking food with strong odors.
Omer Benn learned how to fly Navy planes during World War II, and then taught for 34 years at the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation.
Thomas Bennett served in the Army Security Agency during tense times in the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
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DACC President Stephen Nacco envisions a place where people can train for all sorts of employment opportunities, from driving forklifts to — if and when a proposed Las Vegas-style casino is built — repairing slot machines.
Speaking in Springfield, Brig. Gen. Richard Neely and three retired generals pointed to a recent study that found that 70 percent of Illinoisans age 17 to 24 cannot qualify for military service, including 31 percent who would be disqualified due to obesity.
The sergeant, now 72, primarily led groups of fellow Marines on recon missions to find the Viet Cong — though on a couple of occasions, he succeeded too well. Vastly outnumbered in those instances, he and his comrades could only hide from the enemy.
After boot camp in San Diego, Bement native Cpl. William Phalen went on to advanced training, including school in Millington, Tenn., to become an avionics tech working on CH-46 and the heavy-lifting CH-53 helicopters.
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Meg Miner served during the Persian Gulf War, but she later had some doubts about her country's actions.
A special Vermilion County court program works with men and women who have served in the military but have become negatively involved in the criminal justice system get the help they need to address the problems that landed them in trouble — and hopefully keep them from re-offending in the future.
An all-expense-paid trip to Hawaii. And every movie you’d ever want to see. For Edward “Bud” Hooser, 82, that was much of his experience in the Marines.
CHAMPAIGN — In 1955, Richard Revell saw a war movie called “To Hell and Back.”
During his Air Force career, Leon Cardiff has seen more than 70 countries and every continent except Antarctica. Now he’s coming back to Urbana from his Maryland home.
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