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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1088
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, On June 19, 2004, the Middle East Conflicts Wall |
| 3 | | Memorial was dedicated commemorating the servicemen and women |
| 4 | | who have lost their lives in worldwide conflicts since 1979; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The project was conceived by Jerry Kuczera and |
| 7 | | Tony Cutrano; it was built with donated material and labor and |
| 8 | | is the first of its kind in the history of the United States to |
| 9 | | give honor to fallen soldiers by name while the conflict is |
| 10 | | ongoing; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, The names on the wall represent fallen heroes from |
| 12 | | such diverse locations as Panama, Lebanon, the Balkans, |
| 13 | | Grenada, Somalia, Haiti, the USS Cole, the USS Stark, terrorist |
| 14 | | attacks in Italy, Greece, and Scotland, and the current |
| 15 | | conflicts in the Middle East; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial is located |
| 17 | | along the Illinois River in Marseilles; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate June 21, |
| 20 | | 2014, as Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial Day in honor of |
| 21 | | those who have fallen in the War on Terror.
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