U.S. Army Chaplain 1st Lt. Merle Ledvina reunites with his family.
251206-Z-VF580-4448.JPG Photo By: Spc. Haesi Fanizzo

Rockford, Ill. - U.S. Army Chaplain 1st Lt. Merle Ledvina of the Illinois Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment reunites with his family at a homecoming ceremony at the Greater Rockford Airport, Dec. 6, 2025. The unit mobilized in February 2025 to seven countries in the U.S. Central Command to support Operation Spartan Shield. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Haesi Fanizzo, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Illinois Army National Guard)


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