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Vietnam Veteran Eddy Hurd and wife, Linda, run a food pantry out of the Mount Vernon Armory with the help of the United Way and other non-profit organizations. The Easter Egg Hunt provides them with a good opportunity to tell military families about the food pantry. The couple have volunteered helping military families since 1998 and started the food pantry more than a decade ago. The Illinois National Guard's Easter Egg Hunt for Military Families at Mount Vernon Armory was a huge success despite the rain on March 29. The program, co-sponsored by Survivor Outreach Services of Illinois and the Illinois National Guard Youth Programs, was open to military families and the families of fallen service members. Events like the Easter Egg Hunt help strengthen the military community. Many of those participating were children of deployed Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment with armories across Southern Illinois, including Mount Vernon.
| Date Taken: | 03.29.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.05.2025 17:40 |
| Photo ID: | 8942689 |
| VIRIN: | 250329-A-OH563-2653 |
| Resolution: | 4124x3143 |
| Size: | 1.96 MB |
| Location: | MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, US |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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