Macomb Soldier Promoted to Major

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Capt. Darryl Duessel of Macomb

SPRINGFIELD, IL (01/06/2012)(readMedia)-- Capt. Darryl Duessel of Macomb, with the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 44th Chemical Battalion in Macomb, was promoted to the rank of major Jan. 6 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.

Duessel enlisted into the U.S. Army Reserves in 1987 and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Illinois Army National Guard in 1998. Duessel has served overseas in Germany, Poland and Korea and deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Photo Caption: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert Adams, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs/ Capt. Darryl Duessel of Macomb, with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 44th Chemical Battalion based in Macomb is promoted to the rank of major by Col. Tom Weiss of Sherman, Director of Plans Operations and Training, Jan. 6 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.