[Peace-discuss] the Blackhawks are home

[Ricky Baldwin]

letters to the editor, folks, letters to the editor
:-)

p.s. and the Public Square on WILL, too

--- Karen Medina <kmedina at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> The Blackhawks are home. There was a fairly big
> turnout 
> along University and at the Armory. I did not see
> the Mayor 
> of Champaign there. It wasn't packed, but for a
> middle of 
> the weekday event, it was crowded. 
> 
> The fire truck/police escort had their sirens on. 
> 
> There were reporters and tv cameras. Some company
> was 
> handing out copies of today's News-Gazette.
> 
> Most of the troops were in their 30's and 40's. Most
> were 
> white males. Many African American, a few Hispanic
> and 
> Asian, and several women. Children of these troops
> ranged in 
> ages from tiny babies to teenagers to grown kids.
> Lots of 
> flags planted along the Armory sidewalks.
> 
> BTW, it sounds like other Illinois National Guard
> troops are 
> preparing to head to Iraq soon.
> 
> -karen medina
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