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Robert Rasmus URBANA — Capt. Robert Rasmus worked with physical injuries as an Army … By Paul Wood Dale Farris CHAMPAIGN — Dale Farris was on a lucky streak in World War II, managin … By Paul Wood Thomas Behrensmeyer CHAMPAIGN — Thomas Behrensmeyer served in Vietnam, where you’d think w … By Paul Wood David Stangl CHAMPAIGN — Whether it was protecting state-of-the-art weaponry or cha … By Paul Wood David E. Grogan URBANA — From blasting Somali pirates with Barry Manilow music 24/7 to … By Paul Wood Bernard Puglisi CHAMPAIGN — Bernard Puglisi could easily have avoided serving as a Mar … By Paul Wood Thomas Bennett TUSCOLA — Thomas Bennett served in the Army Security Agency during ten … By Paul Wood Gene Richards Major Gene Richards “walked through the rain, but didn’t get wet” in A … By Paul Wood Larry Soliday URBANA — Larry Soliday served in an elite unit that did everything fro … By Paul Wood Bill Hensch SIDNEY — Bill Hensch saved a man shot in the back on a cargo plane. To … By Paul Wood Don Pittman LODA — Unlimited beer and hand grenades are a bad mix. When former Ill … By Paul Wood Richard Smith FARMER CITY — A Japanese destroyer dropped 14 depth charges in about a … By Paul Wood