Bill Mclane
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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Nov. 4, 2016 photo, Bill McLane poses with his Navy artifacts at Alice Campbell Alumni Center in Urbana, Ill. McLane's collection includes, Japanese medals from World War II, handheld air-raid sirens, a Morse code training device, Navy officer swords and even a souvenir ashtray from 1919. McLane, a Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War, has been collecting artifacts related to the U.S. military for more than 50 years. (Rick Danzl/The News-Gazette via AP )