Four Soldiers Receive Meritorious Service Medal

SPRINGFIELD, IL (05/05/2015)(readMedia)-- Four Soldiers were presented with the Army's Meritorious Medal May 4 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

Maj. Gen. Daniel M. Krumrei of Springfield, Illinois, the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, presented the awards to Lt. Col Thomas Downey of Carbondale, Illinois; Lt. Col. John Huseman, of La Grange Park, Illinois; Maj. Jerome Benton of New London, Missouri; and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Arnold of Auburn, Illinois for their dedication and meritorious service to the Illinois National Guard.

Cutline 1: Lt. Col. Thomas Downey of Carbondale, Illinois (left), stands with Maj. Gen. Daniel M. Krumrei of Springfield, Illinois, the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard (ILNG) (right) after being presented with the Army's Meritorious Service Medal for his dedication and service to the ILNG. Downey was part of a group of four Soldiers presented the honor May 3 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Spreitzer, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)

Cutline 2: Lt. Col. John Huseman of La Grange Park, Illinois (left), stands with Maj. Gen. Daniel M. Krumrei of Springfield, Illinois, the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard (ILNG) (right) after being presented with the Army's Meritorious Service Medal for his dedication and service to the ILNG. Huseman was part of a group of four Soldiers presented the honor May 3 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Spreitzer, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)

Cutline 3: Maj. Jerome Benton of New London, Missouri (left), stands with Maj. Gen. Daniel M. Krumrei of Springfield, Illinois, the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard (ILNG) (right) after being presented with the Army's Meritorious Service Medal for his dedication and service to the ILNG. Benton was part of a group of four Soldiers presented the honor May 3 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Spreitzer, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)

Cutline 4: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Arnold of Auburn, Illinois (left), stands with Maj. Gen. Daniel M. Krumrei of Springfield, Illinois, the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard (ILNG) (right) after being presented with the Army's Meritorious Service Medal for his dedication and service to the ILNG. Arnold was part of a group of four Soldiers presented the honor May 3 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Spreitzer, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)