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Illinois National Guard Honors Former Guardsman Abraham Lincoln
February 12, 2026 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois National Guard paid tribute to its most notable militiaman and 16th...

Illinois Army Guard’s Top Recruiter Pays it Forward
January 3, 2025 — SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - When Francisco Orozco first approached an Army National Guard recruiter in 2016,...

World War II POW Guardsman Returned Home for Burial
October 2, 2024 — CHICAGO - Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Illinois, is finally home,...

Young Cancer Patient Made Honorary 1st Sergeant in Illinois Guard
June 11, 2024 — MARION, Ill. - Several months ago, 7-year-old Jamir Gibbs was suffering from bacterial meningitis...

Illinois Guard's ChalleNGe Academy Graduates 16,000th Cadet
June 12, 2023 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois National Guard Lincoln’s ChalleNGe Class 59-23 had many...

Illinois Guard Helps Make Sick Child’s Wish a Reality
December 19, 2022 — AUBURN, Ill. – The temperature was 23 degrees, but it was a warm June Day on Dec. 17 as the Illinois...

Post Office to be Named After Fallen Illinois National Guardsman
June 21, 2022 — MAROA, Ill. – The Maroa post office will bear the name of an Illinois National Guard member killed...

Illinois Guardsman helps fellow vets battle suicide with song
March 15, 2022 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As a kid, David Allen Stone always wanted to be in the military and serve his...

ChalleNGe Academy initiative gives cadets job skills
October 28, 2021 — RANTOUL, Ill. – Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy is reaching beyond academics and offering its cadets...

From Afghan interpreter to service in the National Guard
August 25, 2021 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – When Fahim Masoud was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1988, the country was at...

Idaho Guardsman Realizes Dream of Completing Boston Marathon

Illinois Guard Medics Aid Injured Motorcyclist During Northern Strike

Washington Guardsman Supports Wildfire Recovery at Home

Arkansas Guard Airman Graduates With Perfect Score From Technical School

New York Guard Showcases Polar Airlift Mission