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Military families honor service members in six month deployments
The report details multiple service members with family ties in Illinois. G/Sgt Paul Ahuett sails a six month Mediterranean float aboard USS Wasp. James Jacob returns from Western Pacific deployment aboard USS Constellation. Pvt Tanya Hammock and Pvt Emily Mercer completed advanced training at Fort Lee and Redstone Arsenal respectively, with parental ties noted. Navy Seaman David Rubino, Seaman Charles Spencer, and Marine Lance Cpl Kevin Suchocki also documented after deployments or training.
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Marine Corps
Paul Ahuett
Mediterranean
Wasp
Laura Ahuett
Orland Park
Army Reserve Pvt
Tanya Hammock
Fort Lee
Petersburg
Hammock
Tina Hammock
Chicago Heights
Bloom Township High School
James Jacob
Donald
Kathleen Jacob
Sauk Village
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Constellation
San Diego
Jacob
Iraq
Jebel Ali
United Arab Emirates
Lake Side High School
Hot Springs
Ark
Navy
Emily Mercer
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Mercer
Elizabeth
Terry Mercer
Crete
Crete Monee High School
Viola Willis
United States Army
U.S. Army
Collinsville
Willis
Thornton Township High School
Fort Jackson
Columbia
D.C
Bertha Woodard
Ricky Richardson
Cleveland
Ohio
Lance Cpl
Kevin Suchocki
Cheryl Suchocki
Oak Forest
11Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Peleliu
Suchocki
S Navy
Charles Spencer
Sandra
Charles Spencer Sr
Midlothian
Amphibious Ready Group
Kearsage
Norfolk
NATO
Aegean Sea
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Oak Forest High School