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Bernard Puglisi CHAMPAIGN — Bernard Puglisi could easily have avoided serving as a Mar … By Paul Wood Ceasar Perez MAHOMET — Ceasar Perez remembers feeling sniper bullets whizzing by hi … By Paul Wood Ben Thompson CHAMPAIGN — Wounded by a Taliban-trained fighter, Sgt. Ben Thompson fi … By Paul Wood Robert Rasmus URBANA — Capt. Robert Rasmus worked with physical injuries as an Army … By Paul Wood Jason Sakowski Sitting in his office at the University of Illinois, Jason Sakowski lo … By Paul Wood Robert Collins FARMER CITY — Robert Collins served in Africa and invaded Sicily, then … By Paul Wood Matthew Peek CHAMPAIGN — Staff Sgt. Matthew Peek was an eye — and ear — in the sky. … By Paul Wood Richard Cogdal URBANA — Besides winning medals for serving at sea off Iwo Jima and Ok … By Paul Wood Wayne Wagner BUCKLEY — Sent to Easter Island during the Vietnam War, Wayne Wagner w … By Paul Wood Nicholas Osborne URBANA — Lt. Nicholas Osborne served an 11-month deployment during Ope … By Paul Wood Robert Porter CHAMPAIGN — Though his main service was in the Korean War, Robert Port … By Paul Wood Jeni Hunniecutt URBANA — The National Guard took Jeni Hunniecutt from being the first … By Paul Wood