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Galesburg honors veteran Byron Baird with proclamation for Purple Heart after 15-year wait

Sgt. Byron Baird holds his mayoral proclamation alongside Galesburg Mayor Peter Schwartzman and his parents, Doug and Nancy Baird, during Monday’s recognition. (JAY REDFERN/WGIL) Galesburg resident and Army veteran Sgt. Byron Baird was honored with a mayoral proclamation at Monday night’s City Council meeting for his service and long-delayed Purple Heart. Baird, 38, originally from Williamsfield and a 2005 graduate, was 23 when injured in two IE…
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WGIL 93.7 FM & 1400 AM broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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