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    Illinois National Guard Joins American Gold Star Families in Holiday Tree Lighting in Bloomington [Image 38 of 39]

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    Illinois National Guard Joins American Gold Star Families in Holiday Tree Lighting in Bloomington

    BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AIRPORT, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    11.17.2025

    Photo by Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton 

    Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

    U.S. Army Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator Michelle Rutherford and Darin Funk, the incoming executive director of American Gold Star Families, Inc., affix ornaments to the tree during the American Gold Star Families’ Fallen Heroes Tree of Honor Tree Lighting Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 17, at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, Ill. Funk's cousin, U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin Desilets was killed in action on May 22, 2007 while serving in Zanti, Iraq.

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    Date Taken: 11.17.2025
    Date Posted: 11.26.2025 18:34
    Photo ID: 9411887
    VIRIN: 251117-A-OH563-4829
    Resolution: 3913x3594
    Size: 2.44 MB
    Location: BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AIRPORT, ILLINOIS, US

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