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Chet Bleich For the confusion of war, it’s hard to top the Battle of the Bulge, wh … By Paul Wood John O’Donnell CHAMPAIGN — As an Air Force pilot, Col. John O’Donnell flew at Mach 2 … By Paul Wood Steve Bein FISHER — As a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard and Army Reserv … By Paul Wood Les Gadbury MONTICELLO — It has been 72 years since Marine Cpl. Les Gadbury fought … By Paul Wood Pete Milinkovic CHAMPAIGN — In his second deployment to Iraq, Gunnery Sgt. Pete Milink … By Paul Wood Larry Ohlsson CHAMPAIGN — To rescue soldiers on the ground, Larry Ohlsson often flew … By Paul Wood Dean Rudicil ST. JOSEPH — Sgt. Dean Rudicil served alongside a unit assigned to blo … By Paul Wood Larry Martin CHAMPAIGN — Master Sgt. Larry Martin was stationed 1,500 meters from t … By Paul Wood Wayne Wagner BUCKLEY — Sent to Easter Island during the Vietnam War, Wayne Wagner w … By Paul Wood Curtis Heck ARMSTRONG — Curtis Heck was in Vietnam in the Army’s 101st Airborne, a … By Paul Wood Tom Yancey SAVOY — Serving as bombardier on a B-24 Liberator over Germany, Tom Ya … By Paul Wood Roger Thorson CHAMPAIGN — Roger Thorson ran hot and cold in his military service. Fr … By Paul Wood