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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, On December 2, 1950,  U.S. Army Cpl. Asa E. Vance 
3was reported missing in action near the Chosin Reservoir, North 
4Korea after his unit was attacked by enemy forces; he was a 
5member of Company D, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry 
6Division; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Cpl. Vance enlisted in the Army in December of 
81949 and trained in Kansas and Georgia before serving in Japan; 
9he was listed as presumed dead in 1954; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Cpl. Vance was among 26 men from Macon County who 
11died during the Korean War and have their names etched into the 
12Korean War Memorial in Graceland Cemetery in Decatur; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Following a meeting between President Donald 
14Trump and Kim Jong-Un in 2018, the North Korean government 
15turned over more than 55 boxes of remains to the United States; 
16and
 
17    WHEREAS, Cpl. Vance's remains were identified among those 
18in the boxes and returned home to his family after nearly 70 
19years; and
 

  
20    WHEREAS, There remain 391 individuals from the State of 
 
 
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1Illinois that are still unaccounted for from the Korean War and 
2deserve to be returned to their families as was Cpl. Vance; 
3therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
6U.S. Army Cpl. Asa E. Vance who gave his life for his country; 
7and be it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Cpl. Vance as a symbol of our 
10sincerest condolences and our endless gratitude for his 
11selfless service and sacrifice.