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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Brave citizens are serving our country all over |
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| the world, placing themselves in harm's way in order to protect |
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| the freedom and lives of people everywhere; and
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| WHEREAS, Those individuals who choose to serve our country |
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| in the Armed Forces are worthy of the highest praise; and
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| WHEREAS, Many National Guard and Reserve members have been |
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| required to take indefinite leave from places of employment and |
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| all service members, active and reserve component, have left |
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| loved ones behind; and
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| WHEREAS, The following members of the Illinois Army |
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| National Guard C Company, 2-123rd Field Artillery, returned |
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| home in February after service in Iraq: Sergeant Alex Pracht, |
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| Specialist Cody Goldsborough, Specialist Josh Melton, |
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| Specialist Scott Deuser, Sergeant Jason Berry, Specialist Josh |
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| Schniers, Specialist T.J. Tebbe, Specialist Craig Luebbers, |
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| Sergeant Todd Perry, and Specialist Phillip Markus; they will |
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| be honored at a parade on Saturday, March 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois is proud of our courageous soldiers who |
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| serve in the Illinois National Guard and other branches of the |
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| military; 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 |
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| we welcome these brave and courageous individuals as they |
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| return home from Iraq, and we thank them for their devotion to |
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| our country and willingness to bravely serve and defend the |
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| freedom of people everywhere; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| presented to each of the soldiers as an expression of our |