HR0343 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate General John M. Green on the occasion of his promotion from colonel to brigadier general in the Illinois Air National Guard; and

WHEREAS, General Green presently serves as a state staff judge advocate for the Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) of the Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) in Springfield, a position he has held since January 2009; he also serves as a principal legal advisor to the Adjutant General and the Commander of the ILANG; his work additionally includes coordinating the provision of legal services to the three Air Wings and tenant units of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, General Green received a direct commission to serve as a judge advocate of the Air Force in April 1998; prior to being assigned to the JFHQ, he served the 183rd Wing in Springfield as deputy staff judge advocate from April 1998 to August 2006 and staff judge advocate from August 2006 to December 2008; he also served as judge advocate to the Commander of Task Force Pelican during Hurricane Katrina and as senior Title 32 legal advisor to the Dual Status Commander for the NATO Summit in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, General Green was previously promoted to first lieutenant on April 13, 1998, captain on April 14, 2000, major on April 20, 2004, lieutenant colonel on September 19, 2008, and colonel on May 22, 2014; and

WHEREAS, General Green is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals; and

WHEREAS, In his civilian capacity, General Green serves as vice president of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs for the Illinois CPA Society; he is also an adjunct faculty member at Western Illinois University, where he teaches legal issues and emergency management and lectures on the Illinois Emergency Management Act; he is additionally a member of the Illinois State Bar Association's Military Law Committee, the Illinois Attorney General's Charitable Advisory Committee, and the board of directors of Sacred Heart-Griffin High School and the Memorial Hospital Foundation; and

WHEREAS, General Green is an Eagle Scout and a council member at-large of the Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America; he is a past president of the Western Illinois Alumni Association, from which he received the Alumni Achievement Award; and

WHEREAS, General Green possesses a Bachelor of Arts from Western Illinois University in Macomb, which he earned in 1987, and a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, which he earned in 1996; he additionally attended the Air War College, by correspondence, in 2013; and

WHEREAS, General Green has received a number of awards and decorations, including the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Award, the Air Force Longevity Service with three oak leaf clusters, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device, the Air Force Training Ribbon, the Illinois Military Long and Honorable Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon with "8" device, and the Louisiana Emergency Service Medal; and

WHEREAS, General Green's promotion ceremony will be held at Camp Lincoln in Springfield on June 4, 2023; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Brigadier General John M. Green on his promotion in the Illinois Air National Guard, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to General Green as an expression of our esteem and respect.