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Eric Coy SAVOY — Mortar attacks got to be a daily routine for Erik Coy, a Marin … By Paul Wood Rick Bednar CHAMPAIGN — Rick Bednar was an Armed Forces DJ in Vietnam, and says it … By Paul Wood John Phipps CHAMPAIGN — During the Berlin Wall crisis in 1961, John Phipps was wor … By Paul Wood Ceasar Perez MAHOMET — Ceasar Perez remembers feeling sniper bullets whizzing by hi … By Paul Wood Jay Jackson CHAMPAIGN — The night Jay Jackson landed at Danang, North Vietnam forc … By Paul Wood David Steinfels URBANA — In four years assigned to a helicopter unit, Cpl. David Stein … By Paul Wood David Anderson CHAMPAIGN — David Anderson said Navy officers told him that his ship c … By Paul Wood Matt Kreeb GILMAN — Sgt. Matt Kreeb was eager to serve his country. The Iroquois … By Paul Wood Don Muse Inside the turret of a 5-inch gun, Don Muse was firing at kamikaze pla … By Paul Wood Robert Bentz CHAMPAIGN — In the tense period following the Korean War armistice, Na … By Paul Wood Jim Morris CHAMPAIGN — Sgt. Jim Morris endured “gruesome” scenes investigating wa … By Paul Wood Morris Hecker CHAMPAIGN — Morris Hecker was bombed and strafed on his LST — an acron … By Paul Wood