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Tommy Roberts, second from left, is presented the Gold Star Mission scholarship in memory of Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Charles Lamb, of Casey, Illinois, during the 9th annual Gold Star Mission scholarship banquet in Springfield March 21.

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Noah Helfrich, second from left, is presented a Gold Star Mission scholarship in memory of Sgt. Franklin Bennett during the Gold Star Mission scholarship banquet in Springfield March 21.

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Illinois Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jacob Harris encourages Gold Star Mission scholarship recipients to learn the story about the name on their scholarship during the Gold Star Mission Scholarship banquet in Springfield March 21.

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Newly promoted Col. Bradley Roach, of Bloomington, Commander of the 34th Division Sustainment Brigade, describes the life lessons taught by the giants in his life.

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Rachal and Rosalyn Roach, the family of newly promoted Col. Bradley Roach, secure new rank on his uniform during a promotion ceremony March 20 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln in Springfield.

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Col. Elizabeth Roxworthy receives the Brigade’s flag from Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Cistaro during a change of command ceremony

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Lt. Col. (P) Bradley Roach, incoming commander of the 34th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade (IDSB), delivers remarks during the change of command ceremony

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The family of Spc. Benjamin Kash, including son Andrew, gathers around his U.S. Army basic training photo during a remembrance event at Waltonville, Illinois, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9153 March 14.

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Spc. Benjamin Kash’s U.S. Army basic training photo was displayed at the Waltonville, Illinois, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9153 March 14 for the Spc. Benjamin Kash Remembrance gathering.

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Veterans of 3rd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment gather with Andrew Kash, son of Spc. Benjamin Kash, during a remembrance event at the Waltonville, Illinois, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9153 March 14.

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The Chicago White Sox provided a replacement mini helmet for Gold Star mother Sue King-Wieczorek to place among the mementos in a memorial case at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield honoring the 34 Illinois National Guard service members who have died in service to the country since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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Sue King-Wieczorek, the Gold Star mother of Army Sgt. Robert M. Weinger, places the Chicago White Sox mini helmet in the memorial display case March 6 at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield. For King-Wieczorek, the mini helmet is a remembrance of an afternoon spent at the ballpark with Weinger before his Illinois Army National Guard unit deployed to Afghanistan.

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Brig. Gen. Lenny Williams, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, presents Sue King-Wieczorek with a Chicago White Sox mini helmet to include in the memorial case at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield.

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Brig. Gen. Lenny Williams, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, presents Sue King-Wieczorek, Gold Star mother of U.S. Army Sgt. Robert M. Weinger, with a shadow box containing Weinger’s medals he earned during his military service in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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Brigadier General John M. (Marty) Green teaching at the Air Force Judge Advocate School at Maxwell Air Force Base.

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Brigadier General John M. (Marty) Green speaks from a podium shortly after being promoted June 20, 2023.

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Soldiers with the 108th Multifunctional Medical Battalion drive a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle as part of the Forest Park St. Patrick's Day parade in Forest Park, Ill.

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Soldiers with the 108th Multifunctional Medical Battalion drive a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle as part of the Forest Park St. Patrick's Day parade in Forest Park, Ill.

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Soldiers with the 108th Multifunctional Medical Battalion drive a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle as part of the Forest Park St. Patrick's Day parade in Forest Park, Ill.

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Soldiers with the 108th Multifunctional Medical Battalion drive a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle as part of the Forest Park St. Patrick's Day parade in Forest Park, Ill.

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