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Private 1st Class (retired) Vincent Speranza, a veteran of the famed 101st Airborne Division’s defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge spoke about leadership under adversity and life as a Soldier in combat at the Illinois Army National Guard’s Commanders Guidance Conference in East Peoria, Illinois, on Sept. 24. The 93-year-old retired teacher colorfully described his life in the Army during World War II from training to the end of the war including how he unintentionally became the inspiration for a Belgium beer.
| Date Taken: | 09.24.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 09.25.2019 18:14 |
| Photo ID: | 5780465 |
| VIRIN: | 190924-A-OH563-359 |
| Resolution: | 2429x3399 |
| Size: | 1.89 MB |
| Location: | PEORIA, ILLINOIS, US |
| Web Views: | 0 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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