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Claude Coombs SAVOY — At Chanute Field, Claude Coombs trained air and ground crews i … By Paul Wood James Paul Lafary PAXTON — James Paul Lafary stayed on the ground, but saved many bomb c … By Paul Wood Joseph Smith URBANA — Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. Mari … By Paul Wood Bernard Puglisi CHAMPAIGN — Bernard Puglisi could easily have avoided serving as a Mar … By Paul Wood The Ellenberger-Brown family Southwest of Champaign, Richard and Sheryl Brown Elllenberger live a l … By Paul Wood Leonard Wirges RANTOUL — Leonard Wirges risked his life in World War II, then lived t … By Paul Wood Marty Zvonar MONTICELLO — Marty Zvonar served in the Navy from 1957 to 1961, the he … By Paul Wood Bob Bokenkamp SAVOY — In taking several islands in the South Pacific, Bob Bokenkamp, … By Paul Wood Frank Lesko CHAMPAIGN — As an Army doctor, Frank Lesko climbed the tallest mountai … By Paul Wood Kraig Kennedy CHAMPAIGN — It’s a soldier’s time to get to know his son. Kraig Kenned … By Paul Wood Jim Voyles TUSCOLA — In the Vietnam jungle, Jim Voyles might have been within 50 … By Paul Wood Les Gadbury MONTICELLO — It has been 72 years since Marine Cpl. Les Gadbury fought … By Paul Wood