Full Text of HR0653 94th General Assembly
HR0653 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The men and women from Illinois who ably serve our | 3 |
| country as members of the United States Armed Forces are | 4 |
| entitled to our appreciation, respect, and support; and
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| WHEREAS, Petty Officer Alonzo Darrell Baker, of the U.S. | 6 |
| Navy, has served his country with distinction and has recently | 7 |
| suffered losses from destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Petty Officer Baker grew up in Calumet Park, | 10 |
| Illinois, and he graduated from Harold L. Richards High School | 11 |
| in May of 1997; after graduating from high school, he joined | 12 |
| the U.S. Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, Petty Officer Baker has served his country with | 14 |
| distinction; shortly after enlisting, he reported onboard the | 15 |
| USS Curtis Wilbur, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan; Petty Officer | 16 |
| Baker continued his active duty tour and received his | 17 |
| Certificate of Graduation from the Navy and Marine Corps | 18 |
| Intelligence Institution; in 2000, he reported onboard the USS | 19 |
| Kitty Hawk, America's only deployed aircraft carrier, also | 20 |
| homeported in Yokosuka, Japan; Petty Officer Baker continued | 21 |
| his intelligence career and finished in the top of his class at | 22 |
| the Naval Special Warfare Intelligence Institution; he has | 23 |
| received numerous letters and commendations during his 8-year | 24 |
| active duty tour, including 3 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement | 25 |
| medals; and
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| WHEREAS, Petty Officer Baker is currently stationed in | 27 |
| Mississippi, and in June of 2005, he served temporary duty in | 28 |
| Bagdad, Iraq, assisting in the current military operations in | 29 |
| that region; and
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| WHEREAS, While Petty Officer Baker was serving his country |
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| in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast of the | 2 |
| United States, including Petty Officer Baker's home in | 3 |
| Mississippi; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Upon returning from Iraq to aid in post-disaster | 5 |
| relief, Petty Officer Baker found that all of his personal | 6 |
| belongings had been destroyed by the hurricane; therefore, be | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 |
| we express our appreciation, respect, and support to Petty | 11 |
| Officer Alonzo Darrell Baker and to all of the men and women of | 12 |
| the United States Armed Forces who are dedicated to the service | 13 |
| of their country; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge the citizens of Illinois to take | 15 |
| action to help restore the quality of life for Petty Officer | 16 |
| Baker and others whose lives have been devastated by the recent | 17 |
| hurricanes in the Gulf Coast; and be it further | 18 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Petty Officer Alonzo Darrell Baker as an | 20 |
| expression of our esteem.
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