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    Belvidere Officer Retires from the Illinois Army National Guard After Two and a Half Decades of Selfless Service [Image 11 of 13]

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    Belvidere Officer Retires from the Illinois Army National Guard After Two and a Half Decades of Selfless Service

    SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    05.03.2026

    Photo by Spc. Davanh Sanamixay 

    Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

    Chaplain (Col.) Steve Foster, the Illinois National Guard State Command Chaplain, delivers the benediction at Lt. Col. Bernadette Bland's retirement ceremony. Bland, of Belvidere, is a veteran of two overseas deployments and multiple domestic emergency missions. Her retirement ceremony was at the Illinois Military Academy Auditorium on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Ill on May 3, 2026. Bland served for more than 25 years including multiple overseas deployments and training missions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Davanh Sanamixay, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs).

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    Date Taken: 05.03.2026
    Date Posted: 05.12.2026 17:18
    Photo ID: 9679523
    VIRIN: 260503-A-BE733-8132
    Resolution: 3648x4000
    Size: 2.2 MB
    Location: SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, US

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