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![On April 20, 2009, the Chicago Military Entrance Processing Station re-named its "swearing-in" room after Sgt. Joe Vanek, a Paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division who was killed in Iraq in 2007. Friends, family, and current and former members of Vanek's old unit came to Chicago to attend the dedication.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090512064047im_/http://www.army.mil/-images/2009/04/24/36078/size2-army.mil-36078-2009-04-27-080415.jpg)
Fallen Soldier memorialized in Chicago room where military journey started
On April 20, 2009, the Chicago Military Entrance Processing Station re-named its "swearing-in" room after Sgt. Joe Vanek, a Paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division who was killed in Iraq in 2007. Friends, family, and current and former...READ MORE
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