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Ray Wolst RANTOUL — Vietnam era veteran Ray Wolst is on Tuesday’s honor flight. … By Paul Wood Don Pittman LODA — Unlimited beer and hand grenades are a bad mix. When former Ill … By Paul Wood Paul Bretz VILLA GROVE — A century ago, an Indiana farm boy didn’t know he’d be s … By Paul Wood Jay Jackson CHAMPAIGN — The night Jay Jackson landed at Danang, North Vietnam forc … By Paul Wood Jesse Dowell CHAMPAIGN — Navy bombardier Jesse Dowell trained for the invasion of J … By Paul Wood Leon Eisenhauer MAHOMET — Cold Warrior Leon Eisenhauer worked with coded messages in t … By Paul Wood Robin Counce CHAMPAIGN — Robin Counce, who carried a grenade launcher in Vietnam, w … By Paul Wood Bill Avery Bill Avery, who enlisted in the Army Air Forces in World War II, compl … By Paul Wood Robert Porter CHAMPAIGN — Though his main service was in the Korean War, Robert Port … By Paul Wood Dale Smutz DANVILLE — Join the Navy and see the world. That was no exaggeration f … By Paul Wood Dr. Douglas Jones CHAMPAIGN — For Dr. Douglas Jones, a two-year enlistment in the Army m … By Paul Wood Fredrick Holhubner URBANA — To make sure his Army students knew how to put their protecti … By Paul Wood