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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Lieutenant Colonel Maria |
| 4 | | Elizabeth Sanchez on her career, her achievements, and her |
| 5 | | contribution to the State; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, LTC Sanchez is the commander of the 6th Battalion |
| 7 | | and Chicago Military Entrance Processing Station and supports |
| 8 | | the USMEPCOM mission of evaluating applicants by applying |
| 9 | | Department of Defense standards in processing and determining |
| 10 | | eligibility for military service; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, LTC Sanchez enlisted in the United States Army at |
| 12 | | Phoenix MEPS and received her commission through Officer |
| 13 | | Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, LTC Sanchez has served as photo and layout |
| 15 | | specialist with the 4th Psychological Operations Group |
| 16 | | (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, squad leader with |
| 17 | | the 70th Engineer Company at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, platoon |
| 18 | | sergeant with the 100th Engineer Company at Fort Bragg, and |
| 19 | | instructor with the Defense Mapping School at Fort Belvoir, |
| 20 | | Virginia; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, LTC Sanchez's commissioned assignments include |
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| 1 | | platoon leader, C Battery, 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense |
| 2 | | Artillery Regiment (Patriot), Fort Bliss, Texas and deployed |
| 3 | | to the United Arab Emirates; battalion human resources |
| 4 | | officer, 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, |
| 5 | | Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii and deployed to Afghanistan; |
| 6 | | personnel management officer, United States Army Pacific, Fort |
| 7 | | Shafter; human resources officer, 25th Division Artillery, |
| 8 | | Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; commander, San Juan MEPS, San |
| 9 | | Juan, Puerto Rico; liaison, U.S. Military Entrance Processing |
| 10 | | Command and Accessions Policy, Office of the Secretary of |
| 11 | | Defense, Washington, D.C.; and military secretariat, Joint |
| 12 | | Staff J6, Washington, D.C.; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, LTC Sanchez's military education includes |
| 14 | | Advanced Individual Training as a photo and layout specialist, |
| 15 | | Senior Tactics Instructor Course, Officer Candidate School, |
| 16 | | Basic Officer Leader Course, Air Defense Officer Basic Course, |
| 17 | | Adjutant General Officer Advanced Course, Human Resources |
| 18 | | Plans and Operations Course, Brigade Human Resources |
| 19 | | Operations Course, and Command and General Staff College; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, LTC Sanchez earned an Associate of Arts in |
| 21 | | General Studies from Fayetteville Technical Community College |
| 22 | | in North Carolina, a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish with a minor |
| 23 | | in Latin American Studies from George Mason University in |
| 24 | | Fairfax, Virginia, and a Master of Arts in Human Resource |
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| 1 | | Management from Webster University; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, LTC Sanchez's military awards and decorations |
| 3 | | include the Bronze Star Medal, three Defense Meritorious |
| 4 | | Service Medals, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint |
| 5 | | Service Commendation Medal, five Army Commendation Medals, |
| 6 | | nine Army Achievement Medals, and various service, unit, and |
| 7 | | personal medals and ribbons; therefore, be it
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 9 | | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 10 | | we recognize Lieutenant Colonel Maria Elizabeth Sanchez on her |
| 11 | | career, her achievements, and the exceptional work that she |
| 12 | | has done for both Illinois and Chicago MPS; and be it further
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 14 | | presented to LTC Sanchez as a symbol of our respect and esteem. |