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Chet Bleich For the confusion of war, it’s hard to top the Battle of the Bulge, wh … By Paul Wood Hazel Peterson PAXTON — Talking with one tough Marine, it’s impressive that Hazel Pet … By Paul Wood Les Gadbury MONTICELLO — It has been 72 years since Marine Cpl. Les Gadbury fought … By Paul Wood Robert Alsop CHAMPAIGN — At an outpost that could have been overrun any minute by t … By Paul Wood Robert Bentz CHAMPAIGN — In the tense period following the Korean War armistice, Na … By Paul Wood Raymond James RANTOUL — Raymond James’ early World War II training involved some mul … By Dave Hinton Joseph Smith URBANA — Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. Mari … By Paul Wood James Paul Lafary PAXTON — James Paul Lafary stayed on the ground, but saved many bomb c … By Paul Wood Bill Hensch SIDNEY — Bill Hensch saved a man shot in the back on a cargo plane. To … By Paul Wood Nicholas Osborne URBANA — Lt. Nicholas Osborne served an 11-month deployment during Ope … By Paul Wood John McNeely ARMSTRONG — Marine John McNeely held off three attacks by the Viet Con … By Paul Wood Meg Miner MANSFIELD — Meg Miner served during the Persian Gulf War, but she late … By Paul Wood