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Gold Star Mother Vonda Rodgers, the mother of Army Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers, hugs Lidia Kordasz, the spouse of Polish PPLK (Lt. Col.) Grzegorz Kordasz, who was killed in 2016 following the Gold Star 500. PPLK Kordasz had served with Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers in Afghanistan. Joshua Rodgers was killed in action on April 27, 2017 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The Gold Star 500 riders arrived at the Great Lakes Community Center, part of the Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 24. Several Illinois National Guard active and retired service members participate in the ride that raises awareness of the approximately 300 Illinois service members who have fallen since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, including 34 members of the Illinois National Guard. This year's Gold Star 500 included 16 Polish riders who learned of the 5-day event through the Illinois National Guard's State Partnership Program with the Polish military. The Polish riders included seven Polish Army Soldiers, six students and three Polish Gold Star Family members. The Illinois Army National Guard co-deployed with the Polish first to Iraq and then to Afghanistan for 17 years.
| Date Taken: | 09.24.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 09.25.2022 14:55 |
| Photo ID: | 7434810 |
| VIRIN: | 220924-A-OH563-490 |
| Resolution: | 2626x2711 |
| Size: | 914.61 KB |
| Location: | GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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