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David Steinfels URBANA — In four years assigned to a helicopter unit, Cpl. David Stein … By Paul Wood Clyde Hudson URBANA — On a patrol ship, Clyde Hudson served in both the Atlantic an … By Paul Wood Richard Cogdal URBANA — Besides winning medals for serving at sea off Iwo Jima and Ok … By Paul Wood Joe Rank URBANA — As gunnery officer on a Navy destroyer during the Vietnam War … By Paul Wood James Paul Lafary PAXTON — James Paul Lafary stayed on the ground, but saved many bomb c … By Paul Wood Gene Lamkin CHAMPAIGN — Lt. Col. Gene Lamkin had a varied career: He was in Okinaw … By Paul Wood Bill Avery Bill Avery, who enlisted in the Army Air Forces in World War II, compl … By Paul Wood Richard Revell CHAMPAIGN — In 1955, Richard Revell saw a war movie called “To Hell an … By Paul Wood Gene Richards Major Gene Richards “walked through the rain, but didn’t get wet” in A … By Paul Wood Don Moran SAVOY — You can thank Western Illinois basketball for steering Sgt. Do … By Paul Wood Stephen Ostwinkle URBANA — The Army sent Sgt. First Class Stephen Ostwinkle to Bosnia in … By Paul Wood Robert C. Burke MONTICELLO — Most people here have heard of Pfc. Robert C. Burke. Mont … By Steve Hoffman