Family waiting for word on son in Iraq
Jeanne and Rodger Cook wait by the phone as their 21-year-old son Brian serves with the 101st Airborne in the Middle East during Operation Iraqi Freedom. They fear news after a grenade attack killed one officer and wounded others in his unit.
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DU Quoin
Jeanne
Rodger Cook
Brian
Mideast
101St Airborne
Jeanne Cook
Kentucky
Cook
Kuwait
Middle East
Rally to support U S troops at Du Quoin City Hall
Brian Cook's grandmother Pat Cook along with Freda Asbury and Angie Roach organize a rally to back U S troops. Participants meet at Du Quoin City Hall at 4 30 p m Monday and then walk Main Street at 5 p m. Bring flags signs banners or patriotic symbols if possible. Open to all showing support for service personnel.
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Brian Cook
Pat Cook
Freda Asbury
Angie Roach
U.S
du Quoin City Hall
Main Street
Cook
Valedictorian Rosenberger dies amid cardiomyopathy concerns
Scott Rosenberger died of cardiac arrest with a mild heart murmur noted by doctors. Echocardiograms are discussed as screening tools, but disease deaths are not fully tracked, and cardiomyopathy often strikes young athletes with little warning. Visitation is 5 to 9 p.m. at Elverado High School, service Friday at 11 a.m., funeral Saturday at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
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Coello
Rosenberger
Elverado High School
Elkville
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
de Soto
Doctor recalls grenade attack at Camp Pennsylvania near border
Benton reported a grenade assault at Camp Pennsylvania near the Iraqi Kuwait border wounded at least three soldiers seriously. Surgeon Stoke described the chaos and a later claim that Sgt. Alan Akbar of the 326 Engineer Battalion is in custody for the attack. He spoke of moving into Iraq, high morale, and rugged desert conditions including a sandstorm and extreme temperatures.
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Camp
Pennsylvania
Stoke
Alan
Akbar
326 Engineer
Iraq
Southern Illinois
Mindy
Murphysboro
David
Sara
John A. Logan College
Students face refund choices as military service interrupts semester
Illinois Board of Higher Education policy allows a full refund when college students are called to active duty midsemester. At SIUC, Kee may lose a state grant of 1800 dollars if refunded tuition occurs, while other students explore partial refunds or incompletes. SIUC officials cite state rules and aim to ease military withdrawals, with over 71 cases in the past week and ongoing professor accommodations.
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Illinois Board of Higher Education
Kee
SIUC
Jerry Kee
Daniel Mann
Andrews
U.S
Accuracy Hotline for The Southern Illinoisan
A reader alert notes misspelled name and incorrect facts in recent editions. It cites Lauren Rutland’s father Tim Brooking as a Kentucky Air National Guard major and a separate headline misstates Douglas J Hill’s five year sentence for aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
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Lauren Rutland
Tim Brooking
Kentucky Air National Guard
Douglas J. Hill
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