Brandon Hardway and Kevin Pellum will be added to the Champaign County Worker s Memorial on Sunday at a 2 p.m. ceremony in Dodds Park, 1501 N. Mattis Ave.
Reece Beesley, 21, of Villa Grove hugs his brother, Beau, on Monday as his mother, Kari Beesley, and grandfather, Jim Hardaway, of Camargo look on at Willard Airport in Savoy. Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette
SAVOY â Reece Beesley called going into the Army the best decision heâs ever made and the worst decision heâs ever made.
Best decision financially and worst decision mentally and physically.
But thatâs from someone who is about halfway through basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
Beesley and his family â mom Kari and brother Beau of Villa Grove and grandfather Jim Hardway of Camargo â were all smiles when they greeted Reece on his return trip home at Willard Airport four days before Christmas.