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Seven-Year-Old Jamir Gibbs of Marion, Illinois, "smokes" a formation of Soldiers with 1st Sgt. Beau Detrick of November Company, Recruit Sustainment Program, Illinois Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Command.

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Seven-Year-Old Jamir Gibbs of Marion, Illinois, stands in front of the formation with 1st Sgt. Beau Detrick of November Company, Recruit Sustainment Program, Illinois Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Command. Jamir was promoted to "Honorary First Sergeant" of November Company during a ceremony on June 8 at the Illinois Army National Guard's Marion Readiness Center in honor of his courageous fight against cancer.

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Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers and law enforcement officers from the Illinois State Police and the Williamson County Sheriff's Office pose for a photo with 7-year-old Jamir Gibbs of Marion, Illinois, after Jamir's "promotion" ceremony.

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Seven-year-old Jamir Gibbs of Marion, Illinois, listens to an Illinois State Police tactical officer after his "promotion" ceremony. Jamir was promoted to "Honorary First Sergeant" of the Illinois Army National Guard's November Company, Recruit Sustainment Program, Recruiting and Retention Battalion during a ceremony on June 8 at the Illinois Army National Guard's Marion Readiness Center in honor of his courageous fight against cancer.

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Seven-year-old Jamir Gibbs of Marion, Illinois, smiles as he takes a photo with Illinois State Police officers after his "promotion" ceremony. Jamir was promoted to "Honorary First Sergeant" of the Illinois Army National Guard's November Company, Recruit Sustainment Program, Recruiting and Retention Battalion during a ceremony on June 8 at the Illinois Army National Guard's Marion Readiness Center in honor of his courageous fight against cancer.

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Seven-Year-Old Jamir Gibbs of Marion, Illinois, holds the NCO Creed with 1st Sgt. Beau Detrick of November Company, Recruit Sustainment Program, Illinois Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Command.

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Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, huddle around Sgt. 1st Class Paul Minder, platoon sergeant, Company A, before a mobilization ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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First Sgt. Marshall Shearer stands at attention in front of his Soldiers during the mobilization ceremony for Company B, 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion at Coal City High School on June 6 in Coal City, Illinois.

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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, The Adjutant General of Illinois, and Commander of the Illinois National Guard, addresses family and friends of the approximately 65 Soldiers from the Chicago-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment during the unit’s mobilization ceremony June 6 at Carver Military Academy in Chicago.

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Governor JB Pritzker addresses family and friends of the approximately 125 Soldiers from the Kankakee-based Company C, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment during the unit’s mobilization ceremony June 4 at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.

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Capt. Benjamin Klingberg, commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, based in Elgin, addresses Soldiers and families during the unit’s mobilization ceremony at Elgin Community College June 3 in Elgin.

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Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, are mobilized for deployment during a ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Rowe, center, the commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, is presented a state of Illinois flag to take overseas during a mobilization ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Rowe, the commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, speaks to Soldiers and their families during a mobilization ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Rowe, the commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, speaks to Soldiers and their families during a mobilization ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Phillip Barber, the command sergeant major of the Illinois Army National Guard, speaks to Soldiers during a mobilization ceremony for Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, are mobilized for deployment during a ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, are mobilized for deployment during a ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, are mobilized for deployment during a ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, are mobilized for deployment during a ceremony in Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 2024.

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