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Bill Lowry SAVOY — As a medic after the Battle of the Bulge, Staff Sgt. Bill Lowr … By Paul Wood Herman Schneider RANTOUL — He watched Nazis on trial and saw monsters like Hermann Goer … By Paul Wood Walter E. Schroeder FISHER — Right off the ship, joining invading Allied Forces, Walter E. … By Paul Wood Richard Revell CHAMPAIGN — In 1955, Richard Revell saw a war movie called “To Hell an … By Paul Wood Brent Blackwell URBANA — In five deployments to Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Brent Blackwel … By Paul Wood Robert Porter CHAMPAIGN — Though his main service was in the Korean War, Robert Port … By Paul Wood Jerry Wiese RANTOUL — Jerry Wiese lost eight friends and comrades in his platoon o … By Paul Wood Jim Morris CHAMPAIGN — Sgt. Jim Morris endured “gruesome” scenes investigating wa … By Paul Wood Roland Guitare URBANA — When it was a nice night near the Ho Chi Minh trail, Roland ” … By Paul Wood Thomas Labney SAVOY — From freezing in Alaska to boiling just above the engine room … By Paul Wood Alexander Shay CHAMPAIGN — Born near the end of World War I, Alexander Shay risked de … By Paul Wood Al Partin CHAMPAIGN — Al Partin served as a gunner on convoys in the Navy during … By Paul Wood