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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with regret of the death of Sergeant Uday Singh, U.S. 
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Army, of Lake Forest, on Monday, December 1, 2003, in Iraq; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sergeant Singh was raised in India and decided he 
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wanted to live in America when he was 16 and visiting his aunt 
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and uncle in Lake Forest; he decided to enlist in the U.S. Army 
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to achieve his goal of becoming an American citizen after he 
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learned the process was much shorter for veterans of the U.S. 
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military; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sergeant Singh came from a military family; his 
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late grandfather, Kartar Singh was a decorated World War II 
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veteran, originally in the Royal British Air Force and later 
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the Indian Air Force; his father, Preet Mahinder Singh Taunque, 
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is retired from the Indian Army; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sergeant Singh finished his schooling at St. 
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Stephen's School in India's Sector 45 in 2000; he completed his 
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military training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and then was 
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stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas; he was assigned to C Company, 
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1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division; in 
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early 2002, he was stationed in Kuwait for four months; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Prior to his deployment, Sergeant Singh had 
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started working toward a business degree by accumulating 
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college credits from courses he was able to take over the 
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Internet; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sergeant Uday Singh is the first native of India 
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to be killed in Iraq; American citizenship was conferred upon 
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Sergeant Singh posthumously; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Sergeant Uday Singh has been deeply 
 


 









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felt by many, especially his father and mother, Preet Mahinder 
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Singh and Manjit Singh Taunque; his sister, Bani; his uncle, 
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Prem Jay Datt; and his aunt; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Sergeant Uday Singh, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his 
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friends, family, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Uday Singh 
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and his willingness to serve our country, which led to him 
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making the ultimate sacrifice, his life; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Sergeant Uday Singh as an expression 
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of our sincere condolences.