Army National Guard Soldier Has Illinois Bridge Named in His Honor [Image 18 of 34]

ELGIN, IL, UNITED STATES

10.06.2019

Photo by Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton 

Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

Soldiers and Veterans of the Illinois Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment who served with Sgt. Marcos Leonardo Gudino pose for a photo after the ceremony naming a bridge in Sgt. Gudino's honor. Some 400 members of the battalion are serving in Afghanistan. State Sen. Cristina Castro and State Rep. Anna Moeller presented a commemorative sign and declaration naming a bridge in honor of Sgt. Gudino to his parents at the Gudino bridge dedication on Oct. 6, 2019. Gudino, a medic with the Illinois Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, died on March 25, 2018 in an Interstate 90 accident involving his military ambulance while the unit returned from Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to the unit's headquarters in Chicago. Gudino, who was about to join the Streamwood Police Department, was well-loved and respected in his Elgin, Illinois community prompting State Sen. Castro and State Rep. Moeller to sponsor legislation to name the Illinois Route 20 bridge over Route 31 in his honor. The legislation passed unanimously. Lt. Col. Milton Ware, who was Guido's battalion commander, said naming a bridge for Gudino was appropriate because, as a Soldier and as a man, Gudino bridged differences and connected people.

• Date Taken: 10.06.2019
• Date Posted: 10.07.2019 20:10
• Photo ID: 5814126
• VIRIN: 191006-A-OH563-865
• Resolution: 4863x2643
• Size: 2.97 MB
• Location: ELGIN, IL, US