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Maggie Hill followed her aunt into the service and deployed to Kuwait for 10 months in 2014. Now Hill, a 2005 Oswego graduate, is a mentor to teens as a special education teacher at the high school and Oswego’s cheerleading coach.
Thank You, Veterans
A tribute to local veterans
Kendall County Now/Shaw Local News Network
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The Meyers brothers of Yorkville all served in the military.
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Dominy served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army’s 87th Engineering Battalion. When he came home, he began serving Plano from the school board.
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When Newark’s American Legion Post 459 gave up its charter after 94 years, U.S. Marines veteran Gary Fruland began going coming to Plano’s American Legion Leon Burson Post 395. He's now it's commander, and helping rebuild it.
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Jeffrey Sanders, Army veteran and commander of American Legion Post 489 in Yorkville, hopes someday soon an eternal flame will shine down as testament to those who have dedicated their lives to service.
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Following Operation Desert Storm, Emmert helped foster community partnerships in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to aid in the rebuilding of Kuwaiti towns destroyed by Saddam Hussein’s invasion. He said respectful communication is key to rebuilding relationships.
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Oswego Police Department Deputy Chief Shane Yackley spent his 27th birthday flying into Kuwait as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Cindy Niles believes promoting strength through fitness helps instill within her students the same fortitude and resiliency that’s helped her overcome the challenges faced serving as a woman in the military for over three decades.
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Dan Whitecotton has been involved in law enforcement since September 2005. He has been with the Sandwich Police Department for more than 17 years.
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As an optometrist, Ronald Weingart wants to improve the quality of life for the patients he sees.
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Read thank you letters to Kendall County veterans for our 2024 Thank You Veterans special section
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“My service, it shaped everything that I am, both professionally and personally."
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Retired U.S. Navy Captain Len Wass lived a fascinating career, serving aboard submarines and later as a successful management consultant in civilian life.
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Billy Colbert, who joined the US Army in 2001, said he had two main motivations for enlisting, the biggest being his family’s past generations of service.
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He loaded ordnance onto Air Force fighter/bombers while stationed in Thailand.