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Stephen Reinhart RURAL PESOTUM — Lt. Col. Stephen Reinhart started out No. 1 in the dra … By Paul Wood Bon Bui URBANA — Wounded six times in battle, Major Bon Bui spent 13 years sta … By Paul Wood David E. Grogan URBANA — From blasting Somali pirates with Barry Manilow music 24/7 to … By Paul Wood Steve Bein FISHER — As a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard and Army Reserv … By Paul Wood Leonard Wirges RANTOUL — Leonard Wirges risked his life in World War II, then lived t … By Paul Wood Patrick J. Twigg CHAMPAIGN — Retired Staff Sgt. Patrick J. Twigg served overseas in Ope … By Paul Wood Ray Wolst RANTOUL — Vietnam era veteran Ray Wolst is on Tuesday’s honor flight. … By Paul Wood Robert Weaver Between bouts learning at and then teaching at Chanute Field in Rantou … By Paul Wood David Anderson CHAMPAIGN — David Anderson said Navy officers told him that his ship c … By Paul Wood Frank Morse ROSSVILLE — Even in a large convoy zig-zagging its way across the Paci … By Paul Wood Caleb Carlson CHAMPAIGN — Caleb Carlson is new to the University of Illinois, but he … By Paul Wood Kenneth Roellig TOLONO — After zig-zagging on a ship through a U-Boat-infested Atlanti … By Paul Wood