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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
U.S. Army 
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Captain Joshua Steele of North Henderson, who was killed in 
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action near Panjway, Afghanistan on June 17, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Captain Joshua Steele is the son of R. Philip and 
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Paula Steele of  North Henderson; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Captain Joshua Steele attended Alexis High School 
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and graduated from the Missouri Military Academy in 1998; he 
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received his Bachelor of Science degree in geological 
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engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 2002; 
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while at college, he served as a gold bar recruiter at the 
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university's Stonehenge Battalion; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Captain Joshua Steele entered the U.S. Army in 
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December 2002, where he was assigned to the Army's 1st Brigade, 
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1st Infantry Division (Transition Team) at  Fort Riley, Kansas; 
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he was awarded a medal for attaining the highest academic 
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average and scoring 270 or above on the Army Physical Fitness 
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Test; he was serving his second tour of duty in the Middle East 
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region at the time of his death; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Captain Joshua Steele will be remembered by all 
 


 






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who knew him as a very conscientious son and as a caring friend 
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to everyone around him; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of U.S. 
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Army Captain Joshua Steele; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Captain Joshua Steele 
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and  his willingness to serve our country, which led to him 
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making  the ultimate sacrifice; 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 Captain Joshua Steele as an 
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expression of our sympathy.