Spirit Matters: A lesson on the potency of feminine grief and anger
Women’s bodies are a complex blend of matter and soul, spirit and emotion.
PaperWork: More than many of us, veterans understand fear and duty
I was standing there because there was a D-Day, June 6, 1944, when all around me was bloody chaos.
PaperWork: More than many of us, veterans understand fear and duty
I was standing there because there was a D-Day, June 6, 1944, when all around me was bloody chaos.
Princeton’s Kristian Wahlgren has seen the world with the Navy
He’s been to 47 countries and six continents, but everything for Kristian Wahlgren comes back to growing up in Princeton and playing sports with neighborhood friends on Church Street in Princeton and at Princeton High School.
Streator’s J.T. Huey hopes to help others win the game of life
Streator boys and girls soccer coach J.T. Huey served in the Army and was stationed in the Diyala Province, which at the time hotbed of the Iraqi insurgency, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom after the 9/11
Peru city clerk says military gave him direction
Dave Bartley of Peru was stationed outside Frankfurt, Germany, as a 75 Bravo personnel administrative clerk for the U.S. Army, when the wall came down.
Parks commands ‘100% respect’ among his veteran peers
The Marines called him “Gramps” – Gordon Parks was only 23 – but the moniker was respectful. After two tours in Vietnam, Parks carried himself with authority and even his commanding officer took note.
Oglesby mayor uses his story, honest approach as Navy recruiter
He took one look at the sea, dreamed of a Navy career and finished as chief after 20 years’ service. Oglesby Mayor Jason Curran encourages almost any young person to try military service, but cautions that family
Streator’s J.T. Huey hopes to help others win the game of life
Streator boys and girls soccer coach J.T. Huey served in the Army and was stationed in the Diyala Province, which at the time hotbed of the Iraqi insurgency, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom after the 9/11
U.S. Marine transitions to success in steel industry
Chandler Bedecker, a Streator native, recently made the transition from being in the military service to a career in civilian life as a mill helper at Nucor Tubular Products in Marseilles.