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    SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    03.21.2026

    Photo by Barbara Wilson 

    Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

    Noah Helfrich, second from left, is presented a Gold Star Mission scholarship in memory of Sgt. Franklin Bennett during the Gold Star Mission scholarship banquet in Springfield March 21. Also pictured are, from left, Illinois Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jacob Harris, keynote speaker at the scholarship banquet, Barry Tobias, President of the Gold Star Mission, and Susan Weikert, the Gold Star mother of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Weikert, who was killed in action July 17, 2010 in Afghanistan. Helfrich enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard July 2 as a Horizontal Construction Engineer in the Sparta, Illinois-based 631st Engineer Company.

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    Date Taken: 03.21.2026
    Date Posted: 03.27.2026 22:55
    Photo ID: 9581075
    VIRIN: 260321-A-YR062-9612
    Resolution: 1440x1036
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    Location: SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, US

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