Maj. Gen. (ret.) Charles W. Whittington Jr. discussed
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Charles W. Whittington Jr. discussed keeping the Army National Guard ready through the training cycle at the Illinois Army National Guard’s Commanders Guidance Conference on Sept. 24 in East Pe... More
Maj. Gen. Michael Zerbonia, the Assistant Adjutant
Maj. Gen. Michael Zerbonia, the Assistant Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, speaks at the Lincoln Monument Association’s “A Spirited Stroll” on M... More
Daren Tegeler's spouse, Elizabeth, removes his staff
Daren Tegeler's spouse, Elizabeth, removes his staff sergeant rank and their 2-year-old son, Tucker, gets ready to attached his sergeant first class rank during Tegeler's promotion ceremony. Sgt. 1st Class Dare... More
Lt. Col. Kevin Little listens to Brig. Gen. Troy D.
Lt. Col. Kevin Little listens to Brig. Gen. Troy D. Galloway, the Deputy Commanding General of the First U.S. Army. Galloway told Illinois Army National Guard leaders that tough realistic training will ensure v... More
Private 1st Class (retired) Vincent Speranza, a veteran
Private 1st Class (retired) Vincent Speranza, a veteran of the famed 101st Airborne Division’s defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge spoke about leadership under adversity and ... More
Patriot Guard Senior Ride Captain "Big Dave" Grier
Patriot Guard Senior Ride Captain "Big Dave" Grier poses for a selfie with Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy Public Affairs Director Michael Camacho. The Patriot Guard has supported Gold Star Families during the fune... More
Col. Clayton Kuetemeyer of Chatham, Illinois, assumed
Col. Clayton Kuetemeyer of Chatham, Illinois, assumed Command of the Illinois Army National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Col. Mark Alessia of Sherman, Illinois, during a Sept. 22 ceremony at t... More
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, presents an entrenching tool ... More
Lt. Col. Jeff Jiannoni, the Officer-in-Charge of the
Lt. Col. Jeff Jiannoni, the Officer-in-Charge of the 65th Troop Command, listens to Col. Gregory Cannata, the Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group Deputy Commander. Cannata discussed the potentialit... More
NO KNEELING HERE – Ashley Kennedy of Champaign holds
NO KNEELING HERE – Ashley Kennedy of Champaign holds her hand over her heart and looks at the American Flag during the playing of the National Anthem. Kennedy's husband, Kraig Kennedy, is deploying with the Ill... More
Capt. Timothy McDuffie, the Intergovernmental and
Capt. Timothy McDuffie, the Intergovernmental and Interagency Officer for the Illinois National Guard salutes as the ceremonial rifle squad reloads their weapons. The Illinois Army National Guard's 108th Sustai... More
Pfc. James Doss appears deep in thought while standing
Pfc. James Doss appears deep in thought while standing at parade rest during the 3637th Support Maintenance Company's deployment ceremony on Sept. 24.
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps participated in the Chicago Memorial Day Parade on May 25.
Col. Duane Hayden, the Logistics Officer for the Illinois
Col. Duane Hayden, the Logistics Officer for the Illinois Air National Guard, waves as the Young Eagles and Tuskegee NEXT float passes by during the Chicago Memorial Day Parade. Hayden is on the Tuskegee NEXT B... More
Chicago Ward 3 Alderwoman Pat Dowell speaks during
Chicago Ward 3 Alderwoman Pat Dowell speaks during the re-dedication of the Victory Monument in honor of the Illinois National Guard's 8th Infantry Regiment. To the right is Col. Nick Johnson, Commander of the ... More
State Sen. Robert Peters, who represents Illinois'
State Sen. Robert Peters, who represents Illinois' 13th District, speaks during the re-dedication of the Victory Monument as former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (in light blue) and retired Col. Jennifer Pritzker listen.
Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Jim Gray drives
Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Jim Gray drives a World War II-era Jeep with an M2 "Ma-Deuce" .50-caliber machine gun past an M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle used by the Illinois Army National ... More
Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Yohn Montalvo of
Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Yohn Montalvo of Melrose Park listens to Gold Star Father Jim Frazier speak during the Chicago Memorial Day Wreathlaying Ceremony on May 25 at Daley Plaza.
Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand
Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand Carol Moseley Braun speaks about the Illinois National Guard's storied 8th Infantry Regiment during the re-dedication ceremony for the Victory Monument hon... More
Sgt. 1st Class Franklin Scroggins talks with 1st Sgt.
Sgt. 1st Class Franklin Scroggins talks with 1st Sgt. Julie Baglin at the Illinois Army National Guard 129th Regional Training Institute's Family Day on Sept. 14 at the Elks Club in Springfield, Ill. The annual... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Steven C. Krause plays with his 7-year-old
Command Sgt. Maj. Steven C. Krause plays with his 7-year-old sons Andrew (in the pink shirt) and Jackson after his retirement ceremony from the Illinois Army National Guard. After more than 31 years of military... More
Brig. Gen. Troy D. Galloway, the Deputy Commanding
Brig. Gen. Troy D. Galloway, the Deputy Commanding General of the First U.S. Army, holds up the M-16 bayonet he received as a thank-you gift from Maj. Gen. Michael Zerbonia, the Assistant Adjutant General - Arm... More
Author Jim Bilder's book, Artillery Scout, is displayed
Author Jim Bilder's book, Artillery Scout, is displayed at the Illinois State Military Museum's gift shop during the Illinois State Military Museum's Great War Encampment on Nov. 9, 2019 at the museum in Spring... More
Sgt. Benjamin West of Charleston, a member of the Illinois
Sgt. Benjamin West of Charleston, a member of the Illinois Army National Guard's 144th Army Band, plays "Taps" in honor of fallen 8th Infantry Regiment Soldiers at the conclusion of the Victory Monument Re-Dedi... More
Illinois National Guard leaders had the opportunity
Illinois National Guard leaders had the opportunity to tryout the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the Commanders Guidance Conference in East Peoria, Illinois, from Sept. 22-24. There was a squad of certi... More
Four-year-old Rowan Butler looks at the photographer
Four-year-old Rowan Butler looks at the photographer while in his father’s arms, His father, Raymond Butler, a warrant officer in the Illinois Army National Guard, finished the Gold Star 500 at the 1st Infantry... More
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps participated in the Chicago Memorial Day Parade on May 25.
Lincoln Land Community College Professor Dr. Chris
Lincoln Land Community College Professor Dr. Chris McDonald discusses life on the frontline for World War I Soldiers. Dr. McDonald's lecture was part of the Illinois State Military Museum's Great War Encampment... More
Col. Gregory Ota, the Commander of the Illinois Army
Col. Gregory Ota, the Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard's 129th Regional Training Institute, presents Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Krause, the institute's Commandant, with his retirement certificate. Af... More
Col. Gregory Cannata, the Joint Readiness Training
Col. Gregory Cannata, the Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group Deputy Commander, discussed the potentiality of a future war with a power on near equal footing with the U.S. military and what the U.S... More
Lt. Col. Milton Ware, National Guard Liaison to U.S.
Lt. Col. Milton Ware, National Guard Liaison to U.S. Army Contracting Command, speaks to family and friends of Sgt. Marcos Leonardo Gudino at the Gudino bridge dedication on Oct. 6, 2019. Gudino, a medic with t... More
German Soldier Joaquin Nicholas D. Soriano of Niles,
German Soldier Joaquin Nicholas D. Soriano of Niles, Illinois, and his comrade, Shawn Lasee of Aurora, Illinois, prepare to defend their position during a reenactment of World War I trench warfare as part of th... More
Illinois Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Glisson,
Illinois Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Glisson, the Director of the Illinois National Guard Joint Staff, briefs Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on the Illinois National Guard efforts against flood waters... More
1st. Sgt. Steven Richardson leads the charge as the
1st. Sgt. Steven Richardson leads the charge as the 3637th Support Maintenance Co. storms into the hanger during the unit's deployment ceremony.
Gene Breden, the Calhoun County Emergency Management
Gene Breden, the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency coordinator, discusses the county's flood response efforts in Hardin, Illinois, with The Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, Brig. Gen. R... More
Governor JB Pritzker greets McCormick Foundation President
Governor JB Pritzker greets McCormick Foundation President and CEO David Hiller and Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Director Linda Chapa LaVia as the Governor arrives at the Gold Star Mothers Lun... More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Raymond Butler, the Illinois
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Raymond Butler, the Illinois Army National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Assistant Logistics Officer, laughs while Maj. Gen. Michael Zerbonia, the Assistant Adjutant General ... More
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, presented a signed entrenchin... More
Items issued to Soldiers in Vietnam during the war
Items issued to Soldiers in Vietnam during the war - and an item never issued, but still commonly found in the living quarters of Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, Illinois National Guard Pu... More
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker briefs the media at the
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker briefs the media at the State Unified Area Command in Winchester, Illinois, on June 4. The Governor activated another 200 Illinois National Guard Soldiers to state active duty to f... More
NO KNEELING HERE – Ashley Kennedy of Champaign holds
NO KNEELING HERE – Ashley Kennedy of Champaign holds her hand over her heart and looks at the American Flag during the playing of the National Anthem. Kennedy's husband, Kraig Kennedy, is deploying with the Ill... More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kenneth Morris of Mahomet,
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kenneth Morris of Mahomet, Illinois, speaks during his retirement ceremony on May 6, 2017 at the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Morris retired from the Illinois... More
Gold Star Mission riders finish the Gold Star 500 by
Gold Star Mission riders finish the Gold Star 500 by passing the Patriot Guard Riders’ Memorial Wall at the finish of the endurance ride at the 1st Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny. The museum and the Rober... More
An African-American Soldier stands tall atop the Victory
An African-American Soldier stands tall atop the Victory Monument on Chicago's Southside. The famous landmark was renovated through the World War I Centennial Commission's 100 Cities project. The monument honor... More
Illinois Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters
Illinois Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters took the Governor and several state and federal emergency management officials on a survey of flooded areas of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers on Jun... More
A color guard from Aurora Marmion Academy leads Gold
A color guard from Aurora Marmion Academy leads Gold Star Mission riders who just finished the Gold Star 500 to the pavilion at the 1st Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny where the museum and the Robert R. Mc... More
Alicia Tate-Nadeau, the acting director of the Illinois
Alicia Tate-Nadeau, the acting director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, discusses the state's flood response efforts in Hardin, Illinois, with The Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, B... More
Joaquin Nicholas D. Soriano of Niles, Illinois, lays
Joaquin Nicholas D. Soriano of Niles, Illinois, lays gravely wounded on the battlefield as Shawn Lasee of Aurora, Illinois, prepares to defend his position against American Soldiers during a reenactment of a ba... More
German Soldier Joaquin Nicholas D. Soriano of Niles,
German Soldier Joaquin Nicholas D. Soriano of Niles, Illinois, lays gravely wounded while his comrade, Shawn Lasee of Aurora, Illinois, prepares to defend his position during a reenactment of World War I trench... More
Pfc. Ryan Fontillas of Northbrook practices with his
Pfc. Ryan Fontillas of Northbrook practices with his battalion's guidon in preparation for the Illinois Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 178 Infantry Regiment Change of Command Ceremony on Sunday, May 12, 2... More
Col. Gregory Ota, the Commander of the Illinois Army
Col. Gregory Ota, the Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard's 129th Regional Training Institute, presents Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Krause with his retirement certificate. After more than 31 years of mil... More
Col. John D. Fulk, the Commander of the Illinois National
Col. John D. Fulk, the Commander of the Illinois National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters Medical Detachment and Col. Mark Stevens, Chief of Health Care Plans and Operations for US Army Pacific along with Capt... More
On March 9, 1916, Mexican rebel Francisco "Pancho"
On March 9, 1916, Mexican rebel Francisco "Pancho" Villa led a raid against the small border town of Columbus, New Mexico. In retaliation, the federal government activated the National Guard and sent U.S. Army ... More
German Soldiers surrender during a reenactment of
German Soldiers surrender during a reenactment of World War I trench warfare as part of the Illinois State Military Museum's Great War Encampment on Nov. 9, 2019 in Springfield, Illinois. The museum tells the ... More
Private 1st Class (retired) Vincent Speranza, a veteran
Private 1st Class (retired) Vincent Speranza, a veteran of the famed 101st Airborne Division’s defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge spoke about leadership under adversity and ... More
Minerva Gudino, clutches her husband, Frank, and a
Minerva Gudino, clutches her husband, Frank, and a commemorative sign naming a bridge in honor of their son, Sgt. Marcos Leonardo Gudino, as Frank speaks to fellow family and friends of Sgt. Gudino. State Sen. ... More
Col. Greg Ota, the Commander of the 129th Regional
Col. Greg Ota, the Commander of the 129th Regional Training Institute talks with Maj. Kevin Stooksbury, the institute's operations officer, at the Illinois Army National Guard 129th Regional Training Institute'... More
Daren Tegeler stands with his 2-year-old son, Tucker,
Daren Tegeler stands with his 2-year-old son, Tucker, his spouse, Elizabeth, after his promotion to sergeant first class. Sgt. 1st Class Daren Tegeler of Effingham, Illinois, was promoted on Dec. 8, 2019 at the... More
Staff Sgt. Ayomitunde Sogunro of the 126th Quartermaster
Staff Sgt. Ayomitunde Sogunro of the 126th Quartermaster Company helps array the guidon of the 126th Supply and Services Company with Vietnam War veteran Jerry Roush. The Quincy, Illinois-based 126th Supply and... More
Author Jim Bilder speaks during the Illinois State
Author Jim Bilder speaks during the Illinois State Military Museum's Great War Encampment on Nov. 9, 2019 at the museum in Springfield, Illinois. Bilder wrote, Artillery Scout, telling the story of his grandfat... More
Illinois National Guard leaders had the opportunity
Illinois National Guard leaders had the opportunity to tryout the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the Commanders Guidance Conference in East Peoria, Illinois, from Sept. 22-24. There was a squad of certi... More
Illinois Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters
Illinois Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters took the Governor and several state and federal emergency management officials on a survey of flooded areas of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers on Jun... More
Illinois Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters
Illinois Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters took the Governor and several state and federal emergency management officials on a survey of flooded areas of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers on Jun... More
Col. Duane Hayden, the Logistics Officer for the Illinois
Col. Duane Hayden, the Logistics Officer for the Illinois Air National Guard, waves as the Young Eagles and Tuskegee NEXT float passes by during the Chicago Memorial Day Parade. Hayden is on the Tuskegee NEXT B... More
Gold Star Mother Denise Williams, the mother of Army
Gold Star Mother Denise Williams, the mother of Army Pfc. Andrew N. Meari, pauses before the U.S. Army table before laying down a yellow rose in memory of her son. Meari, 21, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 502n... More
David Helfrich, a lieutenant colonel in the Illinois
David Helfrich, a lieutenant colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard, stands at attention as part of a ceremony honoring fallen Illinois service members at the 1st Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny. The ... More
The Illinois National Guard's Strong Bonds program
The Illinois National Guard's Strong Bonds program sponsored a "date night" at Maggiano's Little Italy in Oak Brook, Illinois. Conducted in a no-rank environment, Strong Bonds is a unit-based, chaplain-led prog... More
The Illinois National Guard's Strong Bonds program
The Illinois National Guard's Strong Bonds program sponsored a "date night" at Maggiano's Little Italy in Oak Brook, Illinois. Shown is Illinois Army National Guard couple Charles and Felicia Berry. Conducted i... More
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps performed at Chicago Memorial Day on May 25.
1st. Sgt. Steven Richardson leads the charge as the
1st. Sgt. Steven Richardson leads the charge as the 3637th Support Maintenance Co. storms into the hanger during the unit's deployment ceremony.
Private 1st Class (retired) Vincent Speranza, a veteran
Private 1st Class (retired) Vincent Speranza, a veteran of the famed 101st Airborne Division’s defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge spoke about leadership under adversity and ... More
A dress that 1st Lt. Matthew Hutmacher purchased for
A dress that 1st Lt. Matthew Hutmacher purchased for his wife while he was deployed to Vietnam with the Illinois Army National Guard's 126th Supply and Services Company, the only Illinois National Guard unit th... More
Maj. Gen. Michael Zerbonia, the Assistant Adjutant
Maj. Gen. Michael Zerbonia, the Assistant Adjutant General - Army of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, speaks during the Warrant Officer Development Event on Sept. 7... More
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, speaks about alternate uses f... More
A rubber-encased cartridge used during the Civil War
A rubber-encased cartridge used during the Civil War is on display during historian Jim Leinicke's Nov. 23 presentation at the Illinois State Military Museum entitled "The Evolution of U.S. Military Firearms, P... More
Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan
Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan and Illinois National Guard Director of the Joint Staff Brig. Gen. Michael Glisson listen as Illinois Governor JB Pritzker briefs the media at the State... More
Col. Clayton Kuetemeyer of Chatham, Illinois, assumed
Col. Clayton Kuetemeyer of Chatham, Illinois, assumed Command of the Illinois Army National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Col. Mark Alessia of Sherman, Illinois, during a Sept. 22 ceremony at t... More
Minerva Gudino, clutches her husband, Frank, and a
Minerva Gudino, clutches her husband, Frank, and a commemorative sign naming a bridge in honor of their son, Sgt. Marcos Leonardo Gudino, as Frank speaks to fellow family and friends of Sgt. Gudino. State Sen. ... More
Capt. Kenneth Sprague, the Commander of the 3637th
Capt. Kenneth Sprague, the Commander of the 3637th Support Maintenance Company salutes during the unit's deployment ceremony.
Minerva Gudino puts her arm around Lt. Col. Milton
Minerva Gudino puts her arm around Lt. Col. Milton Ware after the ceremony naming a bridge in honor of her son, Sgt. Marcos Leonardo Gudino. State Sen. Cristina Castro and State Rep. Anna Moeller presented a co... More
Illinois National Guard leaders had the opportunity
Illinois National Guard leaders had the opportunity to tryout the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the Commanders Guidance Conference in East Peoria, Illinois, from Sept. 22-24. There was a squad of certi... More
Sgt. Crystal Nunez of the Illinois Army National Guard's
Sgt. Crystal Nunez of the Illinois Army National Guard's 108th Sustainment Brigade directs her rifle salute squad during the re-dedication ceremony for the Victory Monument on Chicago's Southside on July 5. The... More
Maj. Gen. Marion Garcia, Commander of the U.S. Army
Maj. Gen. Marion Garcia, Commander of the U.S. Army Reserve's 200th Military Police Command, gives remarks at the start of the Chicago Memorial Day Parade. Garcia, who had previously served at Fort Sheridan, Il... More
Brig. Gen. Richard Neely, The Adjutant General of the
Brig. Gen. Richard Neely, The Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard claps with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth as Chicago Public School JRROTC programs march by the reviewing stand at the Chicago Memoria... More
The Illinois National Guard's Strong Bonds program
The Illinois National Guard's Strong Bonds program sponsored a "date night" at Maggiano's Little Italy in Oak Brook, Illinois. Conducted in a no-rank environment, Strong Bonds is a unit-based, chaplain-led prog... More
Daren Tegeler stands with his spouse, Elizabeth, and
Daren Tegeler stands with his spouse, Elizabeth, and their 2-year-old son, Tucker, after his promotion to sergeant first class. Sgt. 1st Class Daren Tegeler of Effingham, Illinois, was promoted on Dec. 8, 2019 ... More
Senior Airman Katia Campos of Chicago, a medic with
Senior Airman Katia Campos of Chicago, a medic with the 182nd Airlift Wing, interviews with Telemundo Chicago on Jan. 25 at the Cook County mass immunization site in the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley ... More
Col. Gregory Cannata, the Joint Readiness Training
Col. Gregory Cannata, the Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group Deputy Commander, discussed the potentiality of a future war with a power on near equal footing with the U.S. military and what the U.S... More
The 32 riders participating in the Gold Star 500 finish
The 32 riders participating in the Gold Star 500 finish the endurance ride at the 1st Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny. The museum and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation hosted a ceremony honoring Illinois’... More
Capt. Christine Hurley of Springfield, Illinois, addresses
Capt. Christine Hurley of Springfield, Illinois, addresses the Soldiers of HHC, 129th Regiment (RTI) during the Illinois Army National Guard's change of command ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Brad Leigh... More
Army Col. (retired) Ralph Greico, the father of fallen
Army Col. (retired) Ralph Greico, the father of fallen Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevin Greico, gave a special tour of the 1st Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, Illinois, on Sept. 28... More
Capt. Kenneth Sprague, the Commander of the 3637th
Capt. Kenneth Sprague, the Commander of the 3637th Support Maintenance Company salutes during the unit's deployment ceremony.
Rebecca Krause watches her spouse, Command Sgt. Maj.
Rebecca Krause watches her spouse, Command Sgt. Maj. Steven C. Krause, speak at his retirement ceremony from the Illinois Army National Guard as their son, Andrew, reads the gift book he received. After more th... More
Spc. Harold Williams of Chicago, a member of the Illinois
Spc. Harold Williams of Chicago, a member of the Illinois Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, holds the American Flag as part of the color guard for the re-dedication of the Victory Mo... More
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, presented a signed entrenchin... More
A World War II German Soldier peers outside of a machinegun
A World War II German Soldier peers outside of a machinegun nest in a World War II exhibit at the Illinois State Military Museum on Nov. 9, 2019. The exhibits at the Illinois State Military Museum are set up by... More
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, presented Sgt. Maj. Andrew We... More
NO KNEELING HERE – Jen Richardson of Streator (in blue
NO KNEELING HERE – Jen Richardson of Streator (in blue dress) and her daughter, 4-year-old Kenzy, stand and place their hands over their hearts during the playing of the National Anthem. To Kenzy’s left is Ashl... More
Four-year-old Rowan Butler looks at the photographer
Four-year-old Rowan Butler looks at the photographer while in his father’s arms, His father, Raymond Butler, a warrant officer in the Illinois Army National Guard, finished the Gold Star 500 at the 1st Infantry... More
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and First Army Commander
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and First Army Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James present Shawn Gregoire, the mother of Army Spc. Michael Nance, with a Gold Star Flag at the Gold Star Mothers Luncheon. Spc. Nance... More