Fairfield, Illinois
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Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois, United States, and the location of Frontier Community College. The population was 4,883 at the 2020 census.
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Kenneth Michael Kays
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Kenneth Michael Kays was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
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Kays receiving the Medal of Honor from U.S. President Richard Nixon