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Soldiers of Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery conduct sandbag operations in Grafton, Illinois.

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Soldiers of Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery conduct sandbag operations in Grafton, Illinois.

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Blessings

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Soldiers unload Gator utility vehicle

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Soldier throwing sandbag

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Illinois River Level

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Levee Operations

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Maj. Michael Hart and some of the World War II artifacts from his personal collection.

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Spc. Jared Jess, of Jacksonville, Illinois, grabs a sandbag from Pvt. 1st Class Killian Cawthon, of Watseka, Illinois, both Soldiers serve with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment, based in Springfield, Illinois. Soldiers of Bravo Battery worked along the 12 miles of levee that make up the Heartwell Levee District in Greene County, Illinois.

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Specialist Jared Jess, of Jacksonville, Illinois, catches sandbags along the Heartwell Levee near Hillview, Illinois, on June 3, 2019. Jess worked alongside other Soldiers of Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123 Field Artillery Regiment, to improve flood defenses near Hillview to protect surrounding communities.

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Sgt. Joey White, of Chicago, Pfc. Andrew Gusich, of Mendota, and Spec. Eder Castillo, of Rochelle, discuss levee patrol operations

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Spec. Jacqueline Herrera, of Cicero, Illinois, and Sgt. Andrew Gray, of Warren, Illinois. Herrera and Gray are among the 10 Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment working flood duty in the East Carondelet, Illinois area.

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2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment Soldiers construct sandbag structure along Winchester levee system

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Flooding in Valley City, Illinois

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Soldiers are placing sandbags along the Winchester levee system

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Brig. Gen. Richard R. Neely, The Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard escorts the Armed Forces wreath during the Chicago Memorial Day Wreathlaying Ceremony at Daley Plaza on May 25 with other military dignitaries.

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Brig. Gen. Richard Neely, The Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard claps with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth as Chicago Public School JRROTC programs march by the reviewing stand at the Chicago Memorial Day Parade on May 25.

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The Illinois National Guard's 108th Sustainment Brigade provided a ceremonial rifle squad for Chicago Memorial Day on May 25.Pictured from the left is Amanda Diaz of Montgomery, Illinois; Pfc. Korina Walach, also of Montgomery; Brig. Gen. Richard R. Neely, The Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard; Capt. Tim McDuffie, the Guard's Intergovernmental and Interagency Officer; the detail's officer-in-charge 2nd Lt. Andrew Madry of Lake Zurich, Illinois, and Pfc. Yohn Montalvo of Melrose Park, Illinois.

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Cadets from Lincoln's Challenge Academy march in the Chicago Memorial Day Parade. This class is scheduled to graduate from the 16-week in-resident phase on June 15. More than 70 percent of cadets are expected to earn their GED. Lincoln's ChalleNGe, administered by the Illinois National Guard, has graduated more than 15,000 formerly at-risk youth since it began in 1993.

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The Illinois Army National Guard's 108th Sustainment Brigade provided a ceremonial rifle squad for Chicago Memorial Day on May 25. The officer-in-charge of the squad was 2nd Lt. Andrew Madry of Lake Zurich, Illinois. In the squad was Spc. Amanda Diaz of Montgomery, Illinois; Pfc. Korina Walach, also of Montgomery; and Pfc. Yohn Montalvo of Melrose Park, Illinois.

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