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WASHINGTON, June 5, 2009 – The Baltimore Military Entrance Processing Station at Fort Meade, Md., will dedicate its ceremony room tomorrow to Marine Corps Cpl. Jennifer M. Parcell, a fallen hero who processed through its doors and into the Marine Corps two days after her 18th birthday. Army 1st Lt. Rob Lozzi, assistant operations officer at the Boston Military Entrance Processing Station, and Army Staff Sgt. Eric Sansoucie, Boston MEPS operations noncommissioned officer, prepare to mount a memorial plaque during a March 18, 2009, ceremony designating the 1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich Ceremony Room. Bacevichprocessed through the station's ceremony...

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2006 – While Americans are supporting troops serving overseas in a variety of ways, Cameron Schilling has found a way to memorialize the sacrifices of Illinois servicemembers who don't return home safely. Cameron Schilling spent his free time for the better part of three months doing pencil sketches of 122 of Illinois' fallen servicemembers. This display appeared at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Working with Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn's office, Schilling has created pencil sketches of nearly all of Illinois' fallen servicemembers. The 122 sketches and...