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Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Cody Schaefer and Staff Sgt. Steven Wiseman pose with the Illinois National Guard 300th Birthday Banner outside the Murphysboro City Council meeting. Schaefer, who served on the Murphysboro Police Department, is now a full-time readiness NCO in Murphysboro's 123rd Engineer Battalion and Wiseman is the local recruiter. Schaefer presented a letter from Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, The Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard to Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens and the City Council on March 14.
The letter thanked the city for its long friendship and partnership with the Illinois National Guard and remembered a key date in the shared history between Murphysboro and the National Guard: March 18, 1925.
It was the day the Great Tri-State Tornado devastated the small Southern Illinois community and the National Guard responded within hours.
The Illinois National Guard is celebrating its 300th year by commemorating key dates in its shared history Illinois communities. The Illinois National Guard traces its roots to May 9, 1723 and the first muster of local militia in the Illinois Territory in Kaskaskia, Illinois. Throughout those 300 years, the Illinois National Guard has been part of its communities and has drawn its strength from its communities.
| Date Taken: | 03.14.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.15.2023 01:03 |
| Photo ID: | 7682102 |
| VIRIN: | 230314-A-OH563-478 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 4.53 MB |
| Location: | MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS, US |
| Web Views: | 30 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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Illinois National Guard Marks Shared History With Murphysboro, Remembers Great Tri-State Tornado
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