Veterans

Jesse Dowell CHAMPAIGN — Navy bombardier Jesse Dowell trained for the invasion of J … By Paul Wood Jill Knappenberger CHAMPAIGN — In 100 years that have shown extreme courage in World War … By Paul Wood Jim Kelly URBANA — When Jim Kelly was in the Marines, he met John Wayne in a bar … By Paul Wood Jim Morris CHAMPAIGN — Sgt. Jim Morris endured “gruesome” scenes investigating wa … By Paul Wood Jim Voyles TUSCOLA — In the Vietnam jungle, Jim Voyles might have been within 50 … By Paul Wood Joe Rank URBANA — As gunnery officer on a Navy destroyer during the Vietnam War … By Paul Wood John McNeely ARMSTRONG — Marine John McNeely held off three attacks by the Viet Con … By Paul Wood John O’Donnell CHAMPAIGN — As an Air Force pilot, Col. John O’Donnell flew at Mach 2 … By Paul Wood John Ogden URBANA — John Ogden was injured in Vietnam, twice in the same battle. … By Paul Wood John Phipps CHAMPAIGN — During the Berlin Wall crisis in 1961, John Phipps was wor … By Paul Wood Joseph Smith URBANA — Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. Mari … By Paul Wood Joseph T. Houska WHITE HEATH — Now largely forgotten, the Suez Crisis threatened to set … By Paul Wood