Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevin Leonard of the 725th Transportation Company shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, The Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard.
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Machesney Park, Ill. - Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevin Leonard of the 725th Transportation Company shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, The Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard, after receiving the general’s command coin. Multiple Illinois Army National Guard 725th Transportation Company Soldiers were awarded military medals ranging from Meritorious Service Medals to Army Achievement Medals during the unit’s Welcome Home Ceremony, Dec. 13, at Harlem High School in Machesney Park, Ill. The unit deployed in support of U.S. European Command from October 2024 to September 2025. About 160 Soldiers from the Machesney Park, Ill.-based unit celebrated a deployment to U.S. European Command in which the unit completed more than 93 real-world missions, supported two major multinational exercises, and delivered more than 2.1 million gallons of fuel – all the while making personal and professional improvements in themselves.


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