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Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James and his wife, Chelle, talk to Merry Neft and her friend, Julia Tilton Magana. Julia is the mother of Army Sgt. Jesse Tilton. Tilton, 23, of Decatur, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 16, 2010 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained July 13, 2010 when insurgents attacked his unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan, with rifle, rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire. The Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs Gold Star Mothers Luncheon gives senior civilian and military leaders a chance to thank Gold Star mothers for their service to our nation and its military. Governor JB Pritzker thanked the Gold Star Mothers and said he was humbled to have the opportunity to speak with them. In addition to the sacrifice their sons and daughters gave to their nation, many Gold Star mothers keep their Fallen Heroes memories alive and continue their service to the community and to the military, said Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James, the Commander of First Army and keynote speaker at the luncheon. The luncheon was held at the First Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, Illinois, on Sunday, Sept. 29.
| Date Taken: | 09.29.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2019 18:10 |
| Photo ID: | 5796093 |
| VIRIN: | 190929-A-OH563-634 |
| Resolution: | 3581x3050 |
| Size: | 2.23 MB |
| Location: | WHEATON, IL, US |
| Web Views: | 8 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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