The Veterans Assistance Commission in Lake County is urging the community to reach out and check on veterans they know following the events in Afghanistan. Andrew Tangen, Superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County (VACLC), said “there are a lot of emotions flying around” following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after the Taliban […]
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National Guard soldiers based out of Woodstock remembered 12 years after being killed by IED
Three Illinois National Guardsmen, who were based out of Woodstock — one of which lived in Round Lake Beach, are being remembered 12 years after they were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Monday was the 12-year anniversary of their deaths, according to the Illinois National Guard. Sgt. Christopher Abeyta, 23, of Midlothian, Spc. […]