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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Brave citizens are serving our country all over
3 the world, placing themselves in harm's way in order to protect
4 the freedom and lives of people everywhere; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Those individuals who choose to serve our country
6 in the Armed Forces are worthy of the highest praise; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Many National Guard and Reserve members have been
8 required to take indefinite leave from places of employment and
9 all service members, active and reserve component, have left
10 loved ones behind; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The following members of the Illinois Army
12 National Guard C Company, 2-123rd Field Artillery, returned
13 home in February after service in Iraq: Sergeant Alex Pracht,
14 Specialist Cody Goldsborough, Specialist Josh Melton,
15 Specialist Scott Deuser, Sergeant Jason Berry, Specialist Josh
16 Schniers, Specialist T.J. Tebbe, Specialist Craig Luebbers,
17 Sergeant Todd Perry, and Specialist Phillip Markus; they will
18 be honored at a parade on Saturday, March 18, 2006; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Illinois is proud of our courageous soldiers who
20 serve in the Illinois National Guard and other branches of the
21 military; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we welcome these brave and courageous individuals as they
25 return home from Iraq, and we thank them for their devotion to
26 our country and willingness to bravely serve and defend the
27 freedom of people everywhere; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
29 presented to each of the soldiers as an expression of our

 

 

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1 gratitude and respect for their sacrifice.