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Isabell Kraus receives a Gold Star Mission scholarship in honor of Sgt. 1st Class James Hoffman. She is shown with Brig. Gen. Lenny Williams, the Assistant Adjutant General - Army of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard; Gold Star Mother Gold Star mother Vonda Rodgers, mother of Sgt. Josh Rodgers, and Gold Star Mission President Barry Tobias. Williams was the keynote speaker at the Gold Star Mission scholarship banquet on Saturday, March 22, in Springfield, Illinois. The general spoke about his relationship with the families of those Soldiers in the 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery who were killed in action during the 33d Infantry Brigade Combat Team's 2008-2009 deployment to Afghanistan. Williams commanded the battalion. Gold Star Mission has awarded more than $317,000 in scholarships, each in the name of a fallen Illinois service member. Gold Star Mission was started in 2017 by a group of Illinois National Guard members and retirees as a way of keeping the memory of fallen Illinois service members alive.
| Date Taken: | 03.22.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2025 12:37 |
| Photo ID: | 8930738 |
| VIRIN: | 250322-A-OH563-2364 |
| Resolution: | 5665x3588 |
| Size: | 3.13 MB |
| Location: | SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, US |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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