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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Lake Villa Post #4308 Veterans of Foreign Wars was |
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| established in 1954 and will celebrate its 50th anniversary on |
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| May 29, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tony Sciacero, who served as Post #4308's |
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| first president, is currently 92 years old and is still an |
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| active member at the Post; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ray Henry serves as the present commander of |
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| #4308 and Mr. Dennis Kehrer is the quartermaster; and
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| WHEREAS, For the past fifty years Lake Villa Post #4308 has |
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| built a legacy on service and community excellence and will |
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| continue to honor the dead by helping the living for years to |
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| come; and
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| WHEREAS, Worldwide, the VFW and its affiliates include 2.6 |
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| million members and approximately 9,000 posts; and
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| WHEREAS, The many accomplishments of the VFW include |
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| lobbying for a GI bill for the 20th century; donating more than |
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| $1 million each to the Vietnam, Korean, Women in the Service, |
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| and World War II memorials; fighting for compensation to |
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| veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome; and improving |
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| Veterans Affairs medical centers services for women veterans; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Lake Villa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4308 |
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| on their 50th anniversary and thank them for fifty years of |
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| dedicated service; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |