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Illinois Army National Guard holds deployment ceremonies for hundreds going overseas
Around 550 soldiers with the Illinois Army National Guard will be deployed overseas in support of Operation Spartan Shield, ...
'You've already answered the most sacred call': Illinois National Guard holds mobilization ceremony
More than 130 soldiers of the Litchfield-based Illinois Army National Guard are deploying overseas to conduct security operations.
Herald & Review28d
Members of Sullivan-based National Guard unit mobilized for overseas mission
The unit is “small but mighty,” Brig. Gen. Lenny Williams said during the ceremony. “Your mission is critical.” Williams, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, thanked the ...
Journal Gazette and Times Courier11d
Pedestrian killed in Mattoon identified as National Guard soldier, past Coles telecommunicator
MATTOON — The pedestrian who was hit by a car and killed Saturday night along Illinois 16 near Interstate 57 has been identified as an Illinois Army ... with the National Guard unit that ...
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Rep. from Alpha picked to chair Illinois House veterans committee ‘overwhelmed with emotions’
Swanson is a retired lieutenant colonel with the United State Army and Illinois Army National Guard. He was in active duty for 20 years with the Illinois Army National Guard from 1980 to 2001 ...
American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside ...