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  • Illinois National Guard Honors Former Guardsman Abe Lincoln

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois National Guard recognized its most notable militiaman and 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, during a ceremony at his tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery Feb. 12, the 215th anniversary of his birth.Army Brig. Gen. Mark Alessia, director of the Illinois