World War I reunion brings two veterans to Carbondale
Charlie Maguire and Roy Parks, Battery B, 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion, reunited in Carbondale after 15 years. Parks, 78, and Maguire, 71, recall gas warfare and village life in Vitry, France, while notes show about 20 of 180 original battalion members survive. Parks traveled 26 hours by bus from New Jersey. Maguire flew in earlier, both share memories of war and its toll.
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Giants City youth center residents facing parole path to crib
Residents at Giant City Youth Development Center in a park setting wait for release as the crib or outside streets. They describe escape attempts, a point system, and daily routines while noting drug offenses, work jobs in Carbondale, and informal prison culture.
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