Hometown Military News: Oct. 7, 2016

Posted on October 7, 2016
Donnie and Denna Ballowe
Illinois Air National Guard Master Sgt. Donnie Ballowe with the 183rd Fighter Wing in Springfield, Illinois pins the rank of sergeant major on his wife Illinois Army National Guard Master Sgt. Dena Ballowe of Litchfield, Illinois with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade in Chicago, Illinois during a promotion ceremony held at the Illinois State Military Museum on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, Oct 6. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert R. Adams, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)

Hometown Military News for Oct. 7, 2016:

Illinois Army National Guard Soldier promoted to sergeant major

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Army National Guard Master Sgt. Dena Ballowe of Litchfield, with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade in Chicago, was promoted to sergeant major Oct. 6 during a ceremony at the Illinois State Military Museum on Camp Lincoln, in Springfield.

Family, friends and colleagues gathered to congratulate her. Ballowe thanked the many people who had helped her in her career.

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