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Delmar E. Burgin MONTICELLO — In World War II, Delmar E. Burgin served as a forward obs … By Paul Wood Samuel Conte CHAMPAIGN — On D-Day, Cpl. Samuel Conte’s landing ship went to the wro … By Paul Wood Eric Swenson PAXTON — In Ar-Ramadi, Iraq, as part of the 2007 surge, Eric Swenson w … By Paul Wood Eric Coy SAVOY — Mortar attacks got to be a daily routine for Erik Coy, a Marin … By Paul Wood Milford Ray Allen URBANA — The Timberwolves were night soldiers, some of the toughest in … By Paul Wood Stephen Reinhart RURAL PESOTUM — Lt. Col. Stephen Reinhart started out No. 1 in the dra … By Paul Wood Donald Hyche CHAMPAIGN — When Sgt. Donald Hyche’s helicopter touched down on Vietna … By Paul Wood Gene Richards Major Gene Richards “walked through the rain, but didn’t get wet” in A … By Paul Wood Richard Helfrich CHAMPAIGN — Lt. Col. Richard Helfrich served as an Army surgeon for 12 … By Paul Wood Bob Sylvester URBANA — When his truck backed over a mine and injured him and a frien … By Paul Wood Bernard Puglisi CHAMPAIGN — Bernard Puglisi could easily have avoided serving as a Mar … By Paul Wood Mike Kessel MAHOMET — Major Mike Kessel gives God credit for saving him in Iraq af … By Paul Wood