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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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Reserves Corporal Casey Hills of Salem, who was killed in the 
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line of duty while serving in Iraq on June 24, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Corporal Casey Hills served in the United States 
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Individual Ready Reserves and was assigned to the 100th 
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Battalion of the 442nd Infantry Regiment; his unit was sent to 
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Kuwait in November of 2008 to provide security for U.S. 
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installations in the area and has served in Iraq in order to 
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protect convoys; he was also a former Illinois National 
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Guardsman; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Corporal Casey Hills was the recipient of numerous 
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awards and medals for his service, including the Army 
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Commendation Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National 
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Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War 
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on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism 
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Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device, 
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the Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Corporal Casey Hills is survived by his parents, 
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Mark and Tammy Hills; his grandparents, Billy and Violet Hills; 
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his brother, Blake Hills; his sister, Danielle Hills; his 
 


 






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niece, Lorelei Hills; and his nephew, Briar Hills; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Corporal Casey Hills' patriotism and courage will 
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be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, 
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and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
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Corporal Casey Hills; 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 Corporal Casey Hills as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.