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J. Perkins, a volunteer with the First Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois, explains to Illinois Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kelly Malcom how U.S. Soldiers also served in places such as Siberia and Italy during World War I in addition to France.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Bjorn Ganger of Tonica, Illinois, portrays a World War I German Infantry Soldier.

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J. Perkins, a volunteer with the First Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois, explains to Illinois Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kelly Malcom how U.S. Soldiers also served in places such as Siberia and Italy during World War I in addition to France.

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Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers (from left) Chief Warrant Officer Kelly Malcom, Cpl. Marina Lopez-Melgoza, and Sgt. 1st Class Savannah Bates listen as Illinois State Military Museum volunteer and German Infantry Soldier re-enact Bjorn Ganger of Tonica, Illinois, explains how the German forces were more advanced in chemical warfare with gas masks with charcoal filters.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer John Werner of Chatham, Illinois, explains how the World War I uniform he is wearing found a new use in World War II when the U.S. used it as the uniform for enemy prisoners of war.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Richard Schachtsiek of Springfield explains the advancements in the modern Army uniform from World War I with Illinois Army National Guard Cpl. Marina Lopez-Melgoza serving as a model.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Bjorn Ganger of Tonica, Illinois, portrays a World War I German Infantry Soldier. He is explaining how the Germans were more advanced in gas warfare using a gas mask with charcoal filters as opposed to just cloth in the Allied gas masks.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Bjorn Ganger of Tonica, Illinois, portrays a World War I German Infantry Soldier.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer John Werner of Chatham, Illinois, explains how the World War I uniform he is wearing found a new use in World War II when the U.S. used it as the uniform for enemy prisoners of war.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Richard Schachtsiek of Springfield explains the advancements in the modern Army uniform from World War I with Illinois Army National Guard Cpl. Marina Lopez-Melgoza serving as a model.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Bjorn Ganger of Tonica, Illinois, portrays a World War I German Infantry Soldier.

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Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Bjorn Ganger of Tonica, Illinois, portrays a World War I German Infantry Soldier.

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Amy Cawley, a volunteer with the First Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois, portrays a World War I American Red Cross ambulance driver as part of the Illinois State Military Museum's Great War Encampment, Nov. 4, at the Illinois National Guard headquarters in Springfield, Illinois.

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Staff Sgt. Justin Hill of Robinson, Illinois; Spc. Jordan Robinson of Danville, Illinois; and Spc. Samantha Vazquez of Norwood, Illinois. were honored by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Melissa Downey, the Illinois Army National Guard's food service officer, and Command Sgt. Maj. Nicholaus Fordham, the command sergeant major of the 198th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and the fulltime Illinois Army National Guard logistics sergeant major.

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Command Sgt. Maj. Nicholaus Fordham, the command sergeant major of the 198th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and the full-time Illinois Army National Guard logistics sergeant major, presented the coin of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tollie Yoder, the U.S. Army National Guard food advisor, to Staff Sgt. Justin Hill of Robinson, Illinois; Spc. Jordan Robinson of Danville, Illinois; and Spc. Samantha Vazquez of Norwood, Illinois.

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Illinois Army National Guard Private 1st Class Breanne Kidd and Private Drew Tipton-Hicks march in the Quincy (Illinois) Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 4. The 126th Quartermaster Co. based in Quincy had military vehicles and multiple Soldiers participate in the annual parade.

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An antique fire truck takes part in the Quincy (Illinois) Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 4. The Illinois Army National Guard's 126th Quartermaster Co. based in Quincy had military vehicles and multiple Soldiers participate in the annual parade.

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The Marine Corps Toys for Tots Santa Claus waves to the crowd during the Quincy (Illinois) Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 4. Illinois Army National Guard's 126th Quartermaster Co. based in Quincy had military vehicles and multiple Soldiers participate in the annual parade.

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From right, Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Madison Harmon, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Sears, Private 1st Class Aden Trautvetter, and Sgt. Brent Clark watch their fellow Soldiers in the Quincy (Illinois) Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 4.

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Illinois Army National Guard Cpl. Miah Sally, Private 1st Class Breanne Kidd and Private Drew Tipton-Hicks look back at the parade after finishing it.

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