Topic: Illinois National Guard

Emotional homecoming for final US Iraq vets

Tears streamed unashamedly down the face of Steven Farquhar as he hugged his small children at a welcome home ceremony after his fourth -- and final -- deployment to Iraq.Farquhar, 28, was among the last US soldiers to leave Iraq after a nearly ...
Twenty-eight years ago, Susan Vosmik met her husband, Roger, in the mess hall when they were volunteers with the Illinois National Guard. Today...

Illinois Guard Leaves

Illinois National Guard Leaves. . "Illinois Guard Leaves" is categorized as "local". This video was licensed from Grab Networks. For additional...
"Local Illinois National Guard Member Assists with Hurricane" is categorized as "local". This video was licensed from Grab Networks. For additional...
The olive-colored service jacket worn by Gen. George C. Marshall while he was in charge of instruction for the 33rd Division of the Illinois National Guard is now part of the National Guard Memorial Museum. "It's one of the most valuable ...

The Guard in Chicago

Magazine ArchivesBelow is an excerpt from the October 1968 issue of NATIONAL GUARD. It's part of a periodic series of historically relevant articles from the magazine's 60 years of archives.Thorough planning, close coordination, intensive training, strict discipline and good ...
Iraq War Veteran Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $70,000 Worth of Military GearAn Iraq war veteran pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing body armor, night-vision equipment and other gear while serving in the Illinois National Guard.Christopher R. Henkel, 36, told ...