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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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| Sergeant 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw of Natchez, Mississippi, |
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| who died in action on September 29, 2009, on Jolo Island, |
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| Philippines; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Christopher Shaw enlisted in the United States |
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| Army Reserve on November 22, 1994, while attending Texas |
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| Southern University in Houston on a track and field |
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| scholarship; in May of 1995, he decided to put his education on |
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| hold and joined the active-duty Army as a forward observer; and
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| WHEREAS, After completion of basic training, advanced |
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| individual training, and the U.S. Army Airborne School, SFC |
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| Christopher Shaw was assigned as a fire support specialist to |
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| the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, |
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| Washington; in 1997, he volunteered for the Special Forces |
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| Assessment and Selection course and completed the Special |
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| Forces Qualification Course in March of 1999; he later served |
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| as an instructor at the Special Forces Qualification Course at |
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| Camp Mackall, North Carolina and subsequently returned to the |
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| 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Christopher Shaw was currently assigned to the |
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| 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort |
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| Lewis, Washington; he was on his second deployment in support |
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| of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines at the time of his |
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| passing; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Christopher Shaw was the recipient of numerous |
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| awards and decorations for his meritorious service, including |
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| Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, Army |
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| Achievement Medals, Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense |
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| Service Medals, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary |
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| Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the |
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| Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the |
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| Meritorious Unit Citation, and the Philippine Presidential |
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| Unit citation; he earned the Special Forces tab, the Ranger |
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| tab, and the Parachutist Badge; he was posthumously awarded the |
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| Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service |
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| Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Christopher Shaw earned his bachelor's degree |
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| in history from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New |
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| Jersey; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Christopher Shaw is survived by his wife, |
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| Attina; his children, Darian Shaw, Erielle Smith, Jalyn Smith, |
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| Dante Shaw, and Cydney Shaw; his mother and stepfather, Camille |
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| and Willie Felton; his father, Walter Owens; his brothers, |
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| Orlando Shaw and Maurey Owens; and his sisters, Kenya Shaw and |
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| Gwen Owens; 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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| Sergeant 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of SFC Christopher Shaw |
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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, a suitable copy of this resolution be presented |
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| to the family of SFC Christopher Shaw as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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