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Robert Weaver Between bouts learning at and then teaching at Chanute Field in Rantou … By Paul Wood Jim Morris CHAMPAIGN — Sgt. Jim Morris endured “gruesome” scenes investigating wa … By Paul Wood Kenneth Dugan PESOTUM — During the Korean War, Staff Sgt. Kenneth Dugan worked midni … By Paul Wood Chuck Zelinsky CHAMPAIGN — Chuck Zelinsky served on the Air Force base where Presiden … By Paul Wood Randall Smith CHAMPAIGN — Lt. Col. Randall Smith has learned to move fast. He was pu … By Paul Wood John Ogden URBANA — John Ogden was injured in Vietnam, twice in the same battle. … By Paul Wood Gene Lamkin CHAMPAIGN — Lt. Col. Gene Lamkin had a varied career: He was in Okinaw … By Paul Wood Herman Schneider RANTOUL — He watched Nazis on trial and saw monsters like Hermann Goer … By Paul Wood Gene Richards Major Gene Richards “walked through the rain, but didn’t get wet” in A … By Paul Wood Mike Sandone URBANA — About 22 military veterans commit suicide every day. Marine S … By Paul Wood John McNeely ARMSTRONG — Marine John McNeely held off three attacks by the Viet Con … By Paul Wood Hubert Neal MILFORD — Staff Sgt. Hubert Neal served and was injured in North Afric … By Paul Wood