The military career of U.S. Army Spc. Scott DePue of Joliet was cut short after he received a shrapnel wound to his left arm when his base in Iraq (FOB Hammer) was struck by a missile on July 11, 2007.

H ometown hero U.S. Army Capt. David M. Conner of Joliet returned from his third deployment overseas in March, after serving one year in Afghanistan.

H appy Veterans Day to all veterans, past and present. I would like to personally thank you all for serving our country.

H ometown hero Charles John Mueller of Plainfield survived 13 months as a prisoner of war.

N avy Petty Officer 3rd Class Britney M. Wermer of Joliet and fellow sailors of Patrol Squadron 10 "Red Lancers" out of the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla., recently reached the mid-way point in their six-month deployment to operating bases in Qatar, Djibouti and Japan.