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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is with sadness that the members of the |
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| Illinois House of Representatives have learned of the death of |
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| Army Sgt. Jacob Henry Demand of Palouse, Washington, on |
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| September 14, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Demand was killed while on patrol in Mosul, |
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| Iraq; he was in charge of seven men, and used his body to |
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| shield the civilian translator traveling with them; six of the |
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| seven men were injured in the surprise attack; he went to Iraq |
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| in January 2004 with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry |
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| Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Ft. Lewis, |
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| Washington, and was scheduled to return in October 2004; during |
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| his career in the Army, he also served in Saudi Arabia and |
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| Korea; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born September 9, 1975, in San Diego, |
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| California, and was a 1995 graduate of Garfield-Palouse High |
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| School; he had tested himself in school sports - football, |
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| basketball, baseball - and loved hunting and fishing; he joined |
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| the Army two weeks after graduating from high school; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a dedicated and committed soldier who was |
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| well-liked and respected by his soldiers and by his fellow |
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| leaders; he carried out his duties with pride and confidence |
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| and he gave his life trying to keep other people safe; he was |
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| awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and three Good |
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| Conduct medals for service and leadership abilities; and
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| WHEREAS, He is survived by his parents, Bruce and Char |
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| Baldwin, and three children, a daughter, Reanne, and sons, Josh |
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| and Seth; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |