HR1246 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Drew Michael Uhles of Du Quoin died on September 15, 2004 due to injuries sustained in an attack near his outpost in Iraq; he was born September 19, 1983 and is the son of Daniel and Marla Uhles of St. Johns; and

WHEREAS, Drew had a lifelong dream of becoming a Marine; he signed up under the delayed entry program at age 17 while still in high school, and entered basic training soon after graduation from Du Quoin High School in 2002; he completed boot camp at MCRD, San Diego, California on January 22, 2003 and joined the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine regiment, as a mortarman on April 9, 2003; and

WHEREAS, He then went to SOI at Camp Pendelton, California for advanced infantry training, which he completed on April 8, 2003; he was promoted to Private First Class on April 1, 2003; he was then assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms Marine Base, California; and

WHEREAS, He arrived in Kuwait on June 28, 2003; he received his Grey Belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program at An Najaf, Iraq on August 2, 2003; after completing a tour with his unit in the areas of An Najaf and Babylon, he returned to the states in October, 2003; and

WHEREAS, He attained the rank of Lance Corporal on December 1, 2003; on August 25, 2004, Drew departed for his second tour of Iraq; he received the National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Corporal Drew Michael Uhles will be deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Dan and Marla Uhles; his brothers Sean and Neil; and his sister Melissa; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that together with his family, friends, fellow members of the United States armed forces, and the citizens of this State and this great nation, we mourn the passing of Lance Corporal Drew Michael Uhles and we extend to his family our sincerest condolences; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Lance Corporal Drew Michael Uhles as an expression of our deepest sympathy.