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Chuck Zelinsky CHAMPAIGN — Chuck Zelinsky served on the Air Force base where Presiden … By Paul Wood Gary Volkening MAHOMET — In Vietnam, a sniper bullet passed through Gary Volkening’s … By Paul Wood Don Muse Inside the turret of a 5-inch gun, Don Muse was firing at kamikaze pla … By Paul Wood Michael Palmisano CHAMPAIGN — In a Philippine Islands jungle in World War II, Japanese s … By Paul Wood Randall Smith CHAMPAIGN — Lt. Col. Randall Smith has learned to move fast. He was pu … By Paul Wood Bill Hensch SIDNEY — Bill Hensch saved a man shot in the back on a cargo plane. To … By Paul Wood Franklin Longfellow CHAMPAIGN — When Franklin “Frank” Longfellow returned from Vietnam, hi … By Paul Wood Samuel Conte CHAMPAIGN — On D-Day, Cpl. Samuel Conte’s landing ship went to the wro … By Paul Wood Audry Morse DANVILLE — Audry Morse grew up a “military brat” — the daughter of a n … By Tracy Crane William Hall URBANA — Future University of Illinois Professor William Hall served o … By Paul Wood Roland Guitare URBANA — When it was a nice night near the Ho Chi Minh trail, Roland ” … By Paul Wood Delmar E. Burgin MONTICELLO — In World War II, Delmar E. Burgin served as a forward obs … By Paul Wood