Rock Falls Vietnam veteran built life from Marine Corps service

Howard Glispie joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1961 at age 17 and served in Vietnam before returning to Illinois. He later settled in Rock Falls and helped build Sauk Valley Community College, turning from military service to a lasting contribution to education. Glispie’s story also reflects his father’s World War II service, which he learned about only shortly before his father’s death in 1974.