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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Colonel Andrew O. Starr, of the United States
3Marine Corps, is a native son of the State of Illinois; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Colonel Starr was raised in Lake Forest and
5attended Lake Forest College, graduating with a Bachelor of
6Arts in History; and
 
7    WHEREAS, He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather
8and his Uncle Tom, who had served in the Marines Corps during
9World War I and World War II, respectively; in May of 1984, he
10was commissioned a Second Lieutenant; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Upon graduation from the Ground Officer Supply
12School, he was assigned as the Maintenance Float officer and
13later Supply Officer for Marine Air Control Squadron 4,
14Okinawa; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Upon his return stateside in 1987, he was assigned
16as Weapons Control Officer, Material Division, at the Marine
17Corps Logistic Base in Albany, Georgia; and
 
18    WHEREAS, In June of 1990, he returned to Illinois and was
19assigned as the Marine Corps Liaison Officer at the Rock Island
20Arsenal; during Operation Desert Storm, he worked closely with

 

 

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1Army personnel ensuring the right weapons systems were deployed
2to those on the front lines; and
 
3    WHEREAS, In 1993, he was selected to attend Amphibious
4Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia; after completion of
5school, Captain Starr served as Supply Officer with the 24th
6Marine Expeditionary Unit; in March of 1995, Captain Starr was
7stationed aboard the USS Kearsarge LHD 3) during her maiden
8voyage; while deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, during the war
9in Bosnia, the USS Kearsarge was given the task to rescue
10downed Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady after he was shot
11down over Bosnia; the quick planning and reaction of the
12Marines and Sailors, in which Captain Starr played an integral
13role, determined the rescue of Captain O'Grady; and
 
14    WHEREAS, In 1996, Major Starr was transferred to the
15Installations and Logistics Department at the Headquarters of
16the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, D.C., to assume duties;
17after his tour of duty stateside, Lt. Colonel Starr was
18deployed overseas to the III Marine Expeditionary Force,
19Okinawa, to assume his duties as Deputy G-4; and
 
20    WHEREAS, In 2002, he was stationed at Scott Air Force Base
21under a joint command as a Strategic Mobility Staff Officer; in
22October of 2004, Lt. Col. Starr was assigned to U.S. Central
23Command, and was assigned to CENTCOM's Deployment,

 

 

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1Distribution, and Operations Center in Kuwait to manage airlift
2requirements for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring
3Freedom in Afghanistan, and Horn of Africa Contingency
4operations until March of 2006; during this time he traveled to
5many of the globe's "hot spots" during the ongoing War on
6Terror, bringing his personal powers of persuasion, expertise,
7and knowledge to ensure the troops in combat were getting the
8proper supplies; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In 2005, Lt. Colonel Starr returned to Marine
10Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., to assume duties as
11Operations Officer Life Cycle Branch; in 2008 he went to the
12Marine Corps Base at Quantico to assume duties as the Base G-4;
13and
 
14    WHEREAS, During Colonel Andrew O. Starr's long career in
15the Marine Corps, he has served in duty stations and ports of
16call spanning the globe, from the United States to the Orient
17and "East of Suez"; he has earned awards and decorations from
18the Marines, Navy, Army, and NATO, but more importantly, he has
19earned the respect of all those he has served with that proudly
20wear the Globe and Anchor; in life, Colonel Starr embraces the
21motto of the United States Marine Corps, Semper Fidelis, and we
22wish him "Fair Winds And Following Seas"; therefore, be it
 
23    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2we congratulate Colonel Andrew Starr on his retirement and wish
3him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to Colonel Andrew Starr as a symbol of our respect
6and esteem.