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Anthony Corapi CHAMPAIGN — Flying around the world as a Navy navigator, Capt. Anthony … By Paul Wood Bob Sylvester URBANA — When his truck backed over a mine and injured him and a frien … By Paul Wood Robert Alsop CHAMPAIGN — At an outpost that could have been overrun any minute by t … By Paul Wood David Steinfels URBANA — In four years assigned to a helicopter unit, Cpl. David Stein … By Paul Wood Franklin Longfellow CHAMPAIGN — When Franklin “Frank” Longfellow returned from Vietnam, hi … By Paul Wood Curtis Heck ARMSTRONG — Curtis Heck was in Vietnam in the Army’s 101st Airborne, a … By Paul Wood Terri Ann Daniels URBANA — A lesson from serving on a live weapons crew: “If you see the … By Paul Wood Herman Schneider RANTOUL — He watched Nazis on trial and saw monsters like Hermann Goer … By Paul Wood Steve Douglas RANTOUL — You know you’re in a typhoon when you have to jam your knees … By Paul Wood Gene Richards Major Gene Richards “walked through the rain, but didn’t get wet” in A … By Paul Wood Robert C. Burke MONTICELLO — Most people here have heard of Pfc. Robert C. Burke. Mont … By Steve Hoffman Jeni Hunniecutt URBANA — The National Guard took Jeni Hunniecutt from being the first … By Paul Wood