The Kankakee-based Marine Corps League detachment 1253 has donated a Space Force Flag to the Veteran’s Resource Center at Kankakee Community College. The flag was accepted at KCC on Monday, Jan. 29.
Shown are (left to right): Kendra Souligne, KCC director of financial aid & student engagement; Lois Allen, Marine Corps League Detachment 1253 member; David Allen, past commandant, Marine Corps League Detachment 1253; Joe Mayfield, commandant, Marine Corps League Detachment 1253; Jieun Loney, president of the KCC Veteran’s Association (Navy veteran); Sadie Piehl, vice president of the KCC Veteran’s Association (Army veteran); Brandon Evans, KCC Veteran’s Association member (Army veteran); and Megan Ponton, KCC assistant director of financial aid & veteran services.
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Kankakee Community College is an accredited two-year college which awards associate degrees and certificates of completion. KCC prepares students both to transfer to four-year colleges and to enter the workforce. The college also offers continuing education courses and certification training, literacy programs, English as a Second Language and GED preparation. The KCC mission is “Enhancing quality of life through learning.” The college has a Riverfront Campus in Kankakee, South Extension Center in Watseka, North Extension Center in Bradley and Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Center in Kankakee.
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