Eight-year-old Rylan Roe, son of Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Roe of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, and 6-year Teagan Sneed, daughter of Staff Sgt. Ashley Sneed of the 123rd Engineer Battalion, lead the charge during the Easter Egg Hunt.
250329-A-OH563-3313.JPG Photo By: Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton

Mount Vernon, Ill. - Eight-year-old Rylan Roe, son of Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Roe of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, and 6-year Teagan Sneed, daughter of Staff Sgt. Ashley Sneed of the 123rd Engineer Battalion, lead the charge during the Easter Egg Hunt. The Illinois National Guard's Easter Egg Hunt for Military Families at Mount Vernon Armory was a huge success despite the rain on March 29. The program, co-sponsored by Survivor Outreach Services of Illinois and the Illinois National Guard Youth Programs, was open to military families and the families of fallen service members. Events like the Easter Egg Hunt help strengthen the military community. Many of those participating were children of deployed Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment with armories across Southern Illinois, including Mount Vernon.


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