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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General - Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard passes the 65th Troop Command colors to Col. Max Casteleyn, incoming commander of the 65th during the change of command ceremony on Aug. 27, 2023, at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Peoria, Illinois

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Five-year-old George Steven rips the major rank from his mother's uniform during Lt. Col. Jaime Marlock's promotion ceremony. His father and her spouse, George Marlock, looks on.

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Five-year-old George Steven poses with his parents, George and Jaime Marlock, during Lt. Col. Jaime Marlock's promotion ceremony.

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Illinois Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Josh Perrott walks through a water cannon salute following the completion of his final flight as an Army aviator Aug. 3. Perrott, who retires Nov. 1, has served 31 years in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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Illinois Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Josh Perrott prepares for take off of his final flight as an Army aviator Aug. 3 at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Decatur, Illinois. Perrott, who retires Nov. 1, has served 31 years in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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Illinois Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Josh Perrott completes the safety check before his final flight as an Army aviator Aug. 3 at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Decatur, Illinois. Perrott, who retires Nov. 1, has served 31 years in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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Illinois Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. David Schreffler (center) poses with some of the Polish riders who participated in the Gold Star Mission’s Gold Star 500 bicycle ride last September in Illinois.

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Gold Star Mother and Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator Jean Harris talks to Illinois Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. David Schreffler as the Gold Star 500 as the riders arrive at the Great Lakes Community Center, part of the Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 24, 2022.

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Illinois Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. David Schreffler (right) receives a plaque from his sister, Col. LaDonna Schreffler, after he reached 30 years of Air Force service.

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Gold Star Father Tony Vazquez (left) hugs fellow Gold Star Father Ralph Grieco after the Chicago Fire Boat Architectural Tour on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River.

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Illinois National Guard Gold Star Family members wave to a Chicago Fire Department boat during the Chicago Fire Boat Architectural Tour on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River after the CFD boat blew its air horn for the families.

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Rich Neely speaks with Linda and Army Col. (ret.) Ralph Grieco, the parents of fallen Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevin Grieco, during the July 29 Chicago Fire Boat Architectural Tour on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River.

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Col. Kevin Little, of Franklin, Illinois, outgoing Commander of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, is presented with the Legion of Merit by Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, of Naperville, Illinois, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, during the change of command ceremony July 14 at the brigade’s headquarters on the campus of Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois

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Illinois Army National Guard Col. David Helfrich, of Smithton, Illinois, incoming commander of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) receives the brigade’s colors from Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, of Naperville, Illinois, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, during the change of command ceremony July 14 at the brigade’s headquarters on the campus of Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois.

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Col. David Helfrich, of Smithton, Illinois, incoming commander of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, addresses the brigade’s Soldiers during the change of command ceremony July 14 at the brigade’s headquarters on the campus of Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. Helfrich assumed command from Col. Kevin Little, of Franklin, Illinois, during the ceremony.

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Don McArthur-Self, a Civil War reenactor with the 8th Illinois Cavalry, talks about equipment Soldiers would use during the Civil War during the First Shot at Gettysburg commemoration July 1 at the DuPage County Historical Museum.

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The guidon of the 8th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, on loan from the Illinois State Military Museum, Springfield, Illinois, is on display at the DuPage County Historical Museum in Wheaton, Illinois.

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Lt. Col. Matthew Garrison, operations officer for the Illinois National Guard Joint Staff, talks about the shared history of the Illinois National Guard, the City of Wheaton, and DuPage County, during the First Shot at Gettysburg commemoration July 1 at the DuPage County Historical Museum.

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Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, U.S. Army Central commanding general, promotes Maj. Gen. Henry S. Dixon, U.S. Army Central's Deputy Commanding General, at a ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 07, 2023. Maj. Gen. Dixon’s spouse, MaryPat, watches as her husband receives his second star. Dixon was promoted to the rank of major general during the ceremony.

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Maj. Gen. Henry S. Dixon, U.S. Army Central's Deputy Commanding General, is presented his ‘two-star’ general officer flag during his promotion ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 07, 2023. Dixon was promoted to the rank of major general during the ceremony.

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