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Paul Bretz VILLA GROVE — A century ago, an Indiana farm boy didn’t know he’d be s … By Paul Wood Larry Ohlsson CHAMPAIGN — To rescue soldiers on the ground, Larry Ohlsson often flew … By Paul Wood Lee Smith CHAMPAIGN — This draftee won a Bronze Star in Vietnam. Champaign Certi … By Paul Wood Brent Blackwell URBANA — In five deployments to Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Brent Blackwel … By Paul Wood Harold Thomas PHILO — Harold Thomas saw a kamikaze plane up close as it rammed into … By Paul Wood The Ellenberger-Brown family Southwest of Champaign, Richard and Sheryl Brown Elllenberger live a l … By Paul Wood Dale Sullivan OGDEN — Dale Sullivan never found out why the Japanese lit up his batt … By Paul Wood Dann Hufford RANTOUL — Staff Sgt. Dann Hufford earned the Bronze Star facing down a … By Paul Wood Herman Schneider RANTOUL — He watched Nazis on trial and saw monsters like Hermann Goer … By Paul Wood Dale Farris CHAMPAIGN — Dale Farris was on a lucky streak in World War II, managin … By Paul Wood Yuki Llewellyn Yuki Llewellyn knows what it’s like to grow up in an interment camp. B … By Paul Wood Frances Schneider CHAMPAIGN — Not everybody who helps the U.S. cause in war wears a unif … By Paul Wood