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Soldier medic keeps guard during Mississippi flood fight
Specialist Don Mulconey, 22, of Palos Hills, treated heat exhaustion and blisters for hundreds of Illinois National Guard troops guarding the levees south of Quincy as the Mississippi River surged. He coordinates care, urges water and rest, and works 18 hour shifts alongside Joliet based 1st Battalion 131st Infantry as Red Cross volunteers aid civilians and soldiers in a crowded Hull invasion camp. He surveys the vast flood, the 54 mile Sag Island levee, and the quiet country life he misses while staying focused on duties and family support.
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Eric Wedeking
Quincy
Illinois Army National Guard
Hell Hall
Joliet
Don Mulconey
Mulconey
Mississippi
Illinois National Guard
Midwest
Morgan-Marshall Industries
Chicago Heights
Mulcomey
Calhoun County
St. Louis
Mulconney
Chicago