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Military Youth Payroll of Service Members Mentioned
Navy Seaman Recruit Shane Gregory of Chicago Heights completes basic training at Great Lakes after Bloom High School graduation in 1995. Marine Capt James Griffin, daughter Angela, Crete natives, serves Des Plaines recruiting, Notre Dame High School Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Shane Gregory
Arlene Gregory
Chicago Heights
U.S. Navy
Recruit Training Command
Great Lakes
Gregory
Bloom High School
James Griffin
Angela
Steven
Nancy Kochel
Crete
Marine Corps
Des Plaines
Notre Dame High School For Boys
Niles
Griffin
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
Jack Kaufman
Howard Kaufman
Arabian Gulf
13Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Belleau Wood
Marian Catholic High School
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Manuel Cadena
William and
Areli Moreno
Mediterranean Sea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Norfolk
Anthony Kucharczyk
Helen Paraszczak
Homewood
Adriatic Sea
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126
Enterprise
Flossmoor High School
Flossmoor
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Joseph Foraker
Dawn Gutierrez
Jeffrey Foraker
Deering, N.H
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
David Altier
Dan
Toni Altier
Monee
Carr
Altier
Gulf
U.N
Iraq
Crete-Monee High School
Adam Hecht
Norman
Donna Hecht
Peotone
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Peotone High School
Lance Cpl
John Slager
Beecher
Central America
Combat Service
Slager
Joint Task Force Eagle
Cpl
Andrew Scudella
Adrian Scudella
Matteson
Singapore
Stagg High School of
Palos Hills
Marine Pvt
Lonnie Knighton
Teresa Ouland
University Park
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Crete- Monee High School
Matthew Millsap
Donald
Nancy Millsap
Submarine Base
Kings Bay
Bloom Trail High School
Sauk Village