Col. Joseph Schweickert, Chief of Joint Staff, Illinois National Guard, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Maj. Douglas Coop, of Jacksonville, Illinois, with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 129th Regional Training Institute, during a ceremony in Springfield, Illinois, Dec. 20. Coop was awarded the medal for eight years of service as a federal technician and four years as the State Partnership Program Officer. ( Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Robert R. Adams, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)

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