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Waukegan Loses a Hero, But ‘Old Soldiers Never Die’

NewsBy Dan CahillJuly 3, 2017

by Dan Moran – News-Sun Click Here for Original Article Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s famous observation about old soldiers wasn’t meant to be taken literally, because time demands that we all leave the stage at some point. It’s that part about fading away that we should hope to avoid. When it comes to the soldiers from…

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Retired Fighter Jet Arrives in Waukegan for Restoration, Public Display

NewsBy Dan CahillJuly 3, 2017

Click Here for Original Article Delayed more than once in its overland journey from downstate Rantoul, a retired Air Force F-111 Aardvark finally made its way to Waukegan National Airport late last month and now sits in pieces, waiting for the painstaking process of assembly. If all goes as planned, the pieces — from a…

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Retired Air Force Fighter Jet Heads to New Waukegan Veterans Memorial

NewsBy Dan CahillJuly 3, 2017

Click Here for Original Article Once capable of flying at more than twice the speed of sound, a retired U.S. Air Force F-111 Aardvark from the soon-to-be-shuttered Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum in downstate Rantoul can now only travel at the mercy of a flatbed truck — and only on local highways during the day. Though…

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