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Cheryl Walker URBANA — Newly elected Cheryl Walker is the first female commander of … By Paul Wood Walter E. Schroeder FISHER — Right off the ship, joining invading Allied Forces, Walter E. … By Paul Wood Hubert Neal MILFORD — Staff Sgt. Hubert Neal served and was injured in North Afric … By Paul Wood Gary Massey URBANA — Working in a small hospital in Pakistan, Gary Massey encounte … By Paul Wood Bill Hensch SIDNEY — Bill Hensch saved a man shot in the back on a cargo plane. To … By Paul Wood Bernard Puglisi CHAMPAIGN — Bernard Puglisi could easily have avoided serving as a Mar … By Paul Wood Stephen Ostwinkle URBANA — The Army sent Sgt. First Class Stephen Ostwinkle to Bosnia in … By Paul Wood Bob Bokenkamp SAVOY — In taking several islands in the South Pacific, Bob Bokenkamp, … By Paul Wood Don Pittman LODA — Unlimited beer and hand grenades are a bad mix. When former Ill … By Paul Wood Lee Smith CHAMPAIGN — This draftee won a Bronze Star in Vietnam. Champaign Certi … By Paul Wood Bill Kirby TOLONO — Bill Kirby picked up downed aviators from the sea during Worl … By Paul Wood Matthew Peek CHAMPAIGN — Staff Sgt. Matthew Peek was an eye — and ear — in the sky. … By Paul Wood