Full Text of HR0821 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives pay honor and respect to the truly great | 4 | | individuals who have served our country and have dedicated | 5 | | their lives to defending our nation's freedom; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 7 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lance | 8 | | Corporal Luther Baud, who passed away honorably on Memorial | 9 | | Day, May 27, 2013 in Sacramento, California; his body was | 10 | | escorted home by his fellow marines on June 8, 2013 where he | 11 | | was greeted by his hometown friends and family; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal James Luther Baud was born on | 13 | | February 28, 1992 in Robinson; he graduated from Oblong High | 14 | | School in May of 2010 and joined the Marine Corps delayed entry | 15 | | program on March 2, 2010; on March 11, 2011 he graduated from | 16 | | Basic Training in San Diego, California; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In March 2011, Private First Class James Luther | 18 | | Baud reported to the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton in | 19 | | California where he trained as a Basic Infantry Rifleman; | 20 | | following the School of Infantry, Private First Class Baud | 21 | | reported to the Light Armored Vehicle Crewmen course at Camp | 22 | | Pendleton and received a Military Occupational Specialty of |
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| 1 | | 0313 Light Armored Vehicle Crewman; in July of 2011, Private | 2 | | First Class Baud reported to the 1st Light Armored | 3 | | Reconnaissance Battalion to participate in pre-deployment | 4 | | training; he was promoted to Lance Corporal on September 1, | 5 | | 2011; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Baud deployed with the 1st Light | 7 | | Armored Vehicle Reconnaissance Charlie Company Weapons Platoon | 8 | | to Afghanistan as an Infantry Rifleman from October 2011 to May | 9 | | 2012 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Baud will be forever remembered for | 11 | | his kind, compassionate heart, his love for God, family, and | 12 | | friends, and his patriotism and bravery; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Baud will be dearly missed by his | 14 | | mother, Thelma Wall; his stepfather, Monty Wall; his brothers, | 15 | | Scott, Jr., Aaron, and Cameron Baud; his father, Scott Baud, | 16 | | Sr.; his 2 closest friends, Jesse and Christian Mier; his | 17 | | fellow soldiers; and the citizens of a grateful nation; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we mourn, along with his family, friends, and the members of a | 22 | | grateful nation, the passing of United States Marine Corps |
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| 1 | | Lance Corporal James Luther Baud; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Lance Corporal James Luther Baud as | 4 | | a symbol of our deepest sympathy.
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