Nicholas Osborne
URBANA — Lt. Nicholas Osborne served an 11-month deployment during Ope …
Robert Weaver
Between bouts learning at and then teaching at Chanute Field in Rantou …
Walter McMahon
CHAMPAIGN — First Lt. Walter McMahon took part in cold, bloody battles …
Dave Walker
PHILO — Upon getting off the plane from a recent Honor Flight, Dave Wa …
Richard Schlecht
DANVILLE — Today is Richard Schlecht’s 100th birthday. You wouldn’t gu …
Joe Rank
URBANA — As gunnery officer on a Navy destroyer during the Vietnam War …
Cheryl Walker
URBANA — Newly elected Cheryl Walker is the first female commander of …
Mike Kessel
MAHOMET — Major Mike Kessel gives God credit for saving him in Iraq af …
John Ogden
URBANA — John Ogden was injured in Vietnam, twice in the same battle. …
David Anderson
CHAMPAIGN — David Anderson said Navy officers told him that his ship c …
The Lewis brothers
Today is Pearl Harbor Day, the 74th anniversary of the Japanese Imperi …
Raymond James
RANTOUL — Raymond James’ early World War II training involved some mul …