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Robin Counce CHAMPAIGN — Robin Counce, who carried a grenade launcher in Vietnam, w … By Paul Wood Don Muse Inside the turret of a 5-inch gun, Don Muse was firing at kamikaze pla … By Paul Wood Bill Kirby TOLONO — Bill Kirby picked up downed aviators from the sea during Worl … By Paul Wood Edwin Cook CHAMPAIGN — Edwin Cook was a Desert Storm medic working with an artill … By Paul Wood Dale Farris CHAMPAIGN — Dale Farris was on a lucky streak in World War II, managin … By Paul Wood Ralph Langenheim URBANA — A D-Day veteran calls his own service in World War II “small … By Paul Wood Kraig Kennedy CHAMPAIGN — It’s a soldier’s time to get to know his son. Kraig Kenned … By Paul Wood Robert Espeseth SAVOY — Though he served in the Korean War, Navy Capt. Robert Espeseth … By Paul Wood Robert Weaver Between bouts learning at and then teaching at Chanute Field in Rantou … By Paul Wood Les Gadbury MONTICELLO — It has been 72 years since Marine Cpl. Les Gadbury fought … By Paul Wood Don Uchtmann URBANA — Don Uchtmann served in the Coast Guard, started law school wh … By Paul Wood Cheryl Walker URBANA — Newly elected Cheryl Walker is the first female commander of … By Paul Wood