Mike O'Donnell is joined by a group of children at a bazaar in Bamyan City. O'Donnell, an Army Reservist, is serving his third deployment overseas.
COURTESY OF Mike O'Donnell
DuPage County Assistant State's Attorney Mike O'Donnell fires an AK-47 at a range in Bamyan province, Afghanistan.
COURTESY OF Mike O'Donnell
DuPage County Assistant State's Attorney Mike O'Donnell is pictured at the site of a road project in Bamyan, Afghanistan, where U.S. forces were assisting engineers with security.
COURTESY OF Mike O'Donnell
DuPage County Assistant State's Attorney Mike O'Donnell visits Afghanistan's only national park, the Band-e Amir Lakes. O'Donnell, a member of the Army Reserves, is serving his third overseas deployment in the last decade.
COURTESY OF Mike O'Donnell
DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin, left, is presented with the Patriotic Employer Award from Terry McCollom, right, at the DuPage County Bar Association's Veterans Day luncheon.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
Bennett Krause, head of Illinois' ESGR Employment Initiative Program and Helmets to Hardhats program, was the keynote speaker at the DuPage County Bar Association's Veterans Day luncheon.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
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When he's not in a DuPage County courtroom prosecuting felonies, Mike O'Donnell can be found in the Middle East serving his country. The 42-year-old Army veteran has been deployed three times in 10 years, including twice while holding down a job at the state's attorney's office. "I guess I just wanted to be a part of the long line of Americans who give back to the country through military service."Latest Galleries
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