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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, During World War II, volunteer aviators of the | ||||||
| 3 | Civil Air Patrol's (CAP) Coastal Patrol distinguished | ||||||
| 4 | themselves valiantly, flying more than 24 million miles during | ||||||
| 5 | 86,000 overwater missions, a total of 244,600 flight hours, to | ||||||
| 6 | help win the battle against U-boats that were preying on | ||||||
| 7 | coastal shipping; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, CAP volunteers spotted 173 subs, attacked 57, hit | ||||||
| 9 | 10, and sank two; called in to aid 91 ships in distress; saved | ||||||
| 10 | 363 survivors of sub attacks, discovered 17 floating mines, and | ||||||
| 11 | flew 5,684 special convoy missions; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Inspired by the highest sense of patriotism and | ||||||
| 13 | pride in their mission, 59 members of these courageous aircrews | ||||||
| 14 | died, 26 were lost at sea, and seven others were seriously | ||||||
| 15 | injured; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Today CAP continues this tradition of service | ||||||
| 17 | before self as one of the most unique volunteer organizations | ||||||
| 18 | in America, consisting of everyday heroes, from pilots, | ||||||
| 19 | teachers, and youth mentors to technology experts, | ||||||
| 20 | communicators, chaplains, and more; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Whether performing search and rescue missions or | ||||||
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| 1 | helping communities recover from floods, wildfires, tornadoes, | ||||||
| 2 | or hurricanes, CAP members are there to aid their nation; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Coming full circle from its beginnings in World | ||||||
| 4 | War II, Civil Air Patrol is again performing homeland security | ||||||
| 5 | missions, assisting the Air Force in ensuring the skies above | ||||||
| 6 | our nation are safe by flying target-intercept training | ||||||
| 7 | missions for U.S. military pilots; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, With 550 aircraft and thousands of trained aircrew | ||||||
| 9 | members, CAP is a tremendous force multiplier for the Air Force | ||||||
| 10 | and other federal, state, and local agencies; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, CAP also provides exceptional growth | ||||||
| 12 | opportunities to 22,000 youth in Cadet Programs, which stress | ||||||
| 13 | leadership and character development and teach aviation and | ||||||
| 14 | emergency response skills; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, CAP's Aerospace Education, School Enrichment, and | ||||||
| 16 | Drug Demand Reduction programs touch thousands of educators, | ||||||
| 17 | over 22,000 cadets, and thousands of other youth in classrooms | ||||||
| 18 | across America by conveying important aerospace concepts while | ||||||
| 19 | increasing students' physical fitness and teaching the value of | ||||||
| 20 | a drug-free lifestyle; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, CAP's Missions for America impact the lives of | ||||||
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| 1 | thousands of Americans each year and CAP is credited with | ||||||
| 2 | saving an average of 80 lives annually, assisting our nation's | ||||||
| 3 | law enforcement agencies with taking millions of dollars in | ||||||
| 4 | drugs off our nation's streets; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 7 | commend the 60th anniversary of the signing of Public Law 557, | ||||||
| 8 | which made the Civil Air Patrol the official auxiliary of the | ||||||
| 9 | United States Air Force; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to a representative of the Civil Air Patrol as a | ||||||
| 12 | symbol of our respect.
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