GOVERNOR PAT QUINN IS HEADED TO LANDSTUHL, GERMANY TO VISIT WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIERS.

THIS IS GOVERNOR QUINN’S EIGHTH TRIP TO THE MEDICAL CENTER THERE…WHERE HE WILL DELIVER HOLIDAY CARDS MADE BY STUDENTS BACK HOME.

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QUINN IS ENCOURAGING ILLINOISANS TO GET IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT BY PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION HERO MILES. THE PROGRAM LETS ANYONE DONATE THEIR UNUSED FREQUENT FLIER MILES TO PROVIDE AIRLINE TICKETS TO MILITARY FAMILIES.