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Fred Finn MONTICELLO — Fred Finn built roads and landing strips on the island of … By Paul Wood Matthew Peek CHAMPAIGN — Staff Sgt. Matthew Peek was an eye — and ear — in the sky. … By Paul Wood Gerald Brighton URBANA — Maj. Gerald Brighton served nearly all of World War II in the … By Paul Wood Stephen Reinhart RURAL PESOTUM — Lt. Col. Stephen Reinhart started out No. 1 in the dra … By Paul Wood Richard Underwood URBANA — On Memorial Day, Lt. Richard Underwood remembers family, as w … By Paul Wood Dann Hufford RANTOUL — Staff Sgt. Dann Hufford earned the Bronze Star facing down a … By Paul Wood Patrick J. Twigg CHAMPAIGN — Retired Staff Sgt. Patrick J. Twigg served overseas in Ope … By Paul Wood Leon Eisenhauer MAHOMET — Cold Warrior Leon Eisenhauer worked with coded messages in t … By Paul Wood Richard Revell CHAMPAIGN — In 1955, Richard Revell saw a war movie called “To Hell an … By Paul Wood Robert Wildemuth SAVOY — Robert Wildemuth crossed a lot of rivers during World War II, … By Paul Wood Sam Weldon CHAMPAIGN — Marine Cpl. Sam Weldon served in just one World War II bat … By Paul Wood Eric Swenson PAXTON — In Ar-Ramadi, Iraq, as part of the 2007 surge, Eric Swenson w … By Paul Wood