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Paul Rector SAVOY — New Guinea and the Philippines were not safe places to be as t … By Paul Wood Seth Carroll NIAMEY, NIGER — After serving in Bahrain and Turkey, Sgt. Seth Carroll … By Paul Wood Ernest Sjuts FLATVILLE — Ernest Sjuts served in Austria when the Iron Curtain separ … By Paul Wood Jerry Wiese RANTOUL — Jerry Wiese lost eight friends and comrades in his platoon o … By Paul Wood Don Muse Inside the turret of a 5-inch gun, Don Muse was firing at kamikaze pla … By Paul Wood Mike Kessel MAHOMET — Major Mike Kessel gives God credit for saving him in Iraq af … By Paul Wood David Anderson CHAMPAIGN — David Anderson said Navy officers told him that his ship c … By Paul Wood Larry Ohlsson CHAMPAIGN — To rescue soldiers on the ground, Larry Ohlsson often flew … By Paul Wood Jill Knappenberger CHAMPAIGN — In 100 years that have shown extreme courage in World War … By Paul Wood Sam Weldon CHAMPAIGN — Marine Cpl. Sam Weldon served in just one World War II bat … By Paul Wood Ralph Langenheim URBANA — A D-Day veteran calls his own service in World War II “small … By Paul Wood Robert Porter CHAMPAIGN — Though his main service was in the Korean War, Robert Port … By Paul Wood