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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, U.S. troops who served in Honduras from 1981 to 
31992 earned 47 Purple Hearts, 2 POW Medals, and 4 Air Medals; 
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, U.S. troops served as advisors to the Honduran 
6military and provided training and other exercises to 
7strengthen the Honduran military to resist and deter 
8Nicaraguan aggression; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Despite these feats, President Clinton and 
10Congress awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal in 1996 
11to veterans who served in El Salvador from 1981 to 1992, but 
12they did not award the same honors to the veterans who served 
13in Honduras; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The efforts of these veterans should not remain 
15undervalued, as their efforts and sacrifices were as crucial 
16to preventing the spread of communism in Central America as 
17those in El Salvador; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The service of the veterans in Honduras is 
19certainly befitting of an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, as 
20U.S. troops were injured and some lost their lives due to 
21terrorist activity and otherwise hazardous events that 
 
 
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2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
3HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
4we urge the United States Congress to award the Armed Forces 
5Expeditionary Medal to the U.S. veterans who were in Honduras 
6from 1981 to 1992 for their service and sacrifices; and be it 
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
9delivered to the United States Senate Majority Leader, the 
10Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and all 
11members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.