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Illinois quick hits: Ex-student sentenced for school gun, time served; fall semester beginning

The fall semester begins Monday at Illinois State University in Normal and at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and ...
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1,200 Rounds Per Minute: The Beast of Omaha and the Machine Gunner Who Changed D-Day

At just 20 years old, Heinrich Severloh manned an MG42 atop WN62 on Omaha Beach—unleashing hell at 1,200 rounds per minute.
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From Machine Gun Fire to Forgiveness: The D-Day Gunner Who Befriended His Survivor

After unleashing one of the deadliest barrages on Omaha Beach, Hinrich Severloh escaped WN62—but couldn’t outrun the guilt. This gripping final chapter follows his surrender to the very soldiers he ...