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Herman Schneider RANTOUL — He watched Nazis on trial and saw monsters like Hermann Goer … By Paul Wood Edwin Cook CHAMPAIGN — Edwin Cook was a Desert Storm medic working with an artill … By Paul Wood Robert C. Burke MONTICELLO — Most people here have heard of Pfc. Robert C. Burke. Mont … By Steve Hoffman Timothy Joseph Newman FISHER — In his 18 years as an officer — so far — Timothy Joseph Newma … By Paul Wood John McNeely ARMSTRONG — Marine John McNeely held off three attacks by the Viet Con … By Paul Wood Rick Bednar CHAMPAIGN — Rick Bednar was an Armed Forces DJ in Vietnam, and says it … By Paul Wood Carl Casella CHAMPAIGN — Hit by a series of kamikaze planes and bombs on one day, t … By Paul Wood Ray Wolst RANTOUL — Vietnam era veteran Ray Wolst is on Tuesday’s honor flight. … By Paul Wood Anna Wall Scott CHAMPAIGN — Former American Legion Post 559 Commander Anna Wall Scott … By Paul Wood Ron Deckard WHITE HEATH — In two decades in the Marines, including Okinawa and Des … By Paul Wood Earl McClintock CHAMPAIGN — Earl McClintock arrived in Korea six months before the arm … By Paul Wood Ben Thompson CHAMPAIGN — Wounded by a Taliban-trained fighter, Sgt. Ben Thompson fi … By Paul Wood