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Larry Martin CHAMPAIGN — Master Sgt. Larry Martin was stationed 1,500 meters from t … By Paul Wood Rick Bednar CHAMPAIGN — Rick Bednar was an Armed Forces DJ in Vietnam, and says it … By Paul Wood Stanley Gilles CHAMPAIGN — Even though Stanley Gilles worked three years for Illinois … By Paul Wood Fredrick Holhubner URBANA — To make sure his Army students knew how to put their protecti … By Paul Wood Edwin Cook CHAMPAIGN — Edwin Cook was a Desert Storm medic working with an artill … By Paul Wood Dick Wise CHAMPAIGN — Bullets, not weather. That’s what brought down Dick Wise’s … By Paul Wood Ted Barnhart CHAMPAIGN — Flying rescue missions during the Korean War, Ted Barnhart … By Paul Wood Roger Thorson CHAMPAIGN — Roger Thorson ran hot and cold in his military service. Fr … By Paul Wood Dave Walker PHILO — Upon getting off the plane from a recent Honor Flight, Dave Wa … By Paul Wood Bill Clemens CHAMPAIGN — On the fiercely contested island of Okinawa, Bill Clemens … By Paul Wood Ron Deckard WHITE HEATH — In two decades in the Marines, including Okinawa and Des … By Paul Wood Thomas Behrensmeyer CHAMPAIGN — Thomas Behrensmeyer served in Vietnam, where you’d think w … By Paul Wood