HR0368 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate United States Air Force Technical Sergeant William E. Kuehl on his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Technical Sergeant William E. Kuehl was born on July 20, 1968 in Jacksonville; he married Amy Young on December 7, 1991; and

WHEREAS, Returning to Illinois after high school, Sergeant Kuehl entered the Air Force in July 1987 and attended Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; upon his graduation he was given a direct duty assignment to the 2853rd Civil Engineering Squadron at Robins AFB, Georgia and began training as an Interior Electrical Systems Apprentice; and

WHEREAS, In September 1991 he was assigned to the 10th CES at Royal Air Force Alconbury in England where he worked as a Joint Services Interior Intrusion Detection Systems (JSIIDS) Specialist; he was named 10th CES Airman of the Year; in 1993 he was deployed to Aviano Air Base in Italy in support of Operation Deny Flight, over Bosnia, providing support for U.S. Marine and Air Force air crews; and

WHEREAS, Technical Sergeant Kuehl was deployed to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Storm and also to Port Au Prince, Haiti in support of Operation New Horizons, building schoolhouses for Haitian children; and

WHEREAS, In September 1994 Technical Sergeant Kuehl was reassigned to the 12th CES at Randolph AFB, Texas; in August 1998, he was reassigned to the 65th CES at Lajes AB, Azores where he worked as the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge of Electric Shop; in May 2000 he was reassigned to the 81st CES at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, where he worked as NCOIC of the electrical sections for Zones 1 and 2; and

WHEREAS, In December 2002 TSgt. Kuehl was reassigned to the 375th CES at Scott Air Force Base, where he worked in the Electric Shop as the NCOIC of Interior Electrical Systems and also as Quality Assurance Evaluator and Electrical Planner/Estimator for the Maintenance Engineering Section; he deployed to Baghdad, Iraq and Iraqi Military Academy Al Rustimiyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in September of 2004; he also deployed to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait in May of 2006 in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom; and

WHEREAS, TSgt. Kuehl has received many awards and decorations during his career, including the Air Force Commendation Medal with 4 devices, the Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 devices, the AF Outstanding Unit Award with 7 devices, the AF Good Conduct Medal with 6 devices, the National Defense Service Medal with 1 device, the Iraq Campaign Ribbon, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal with Gold Border, the AF Overseas Ribbon Short, the AF Overseas Ribbon Long, the AF Longevity Service with 3 devices, and the AF Training Ribbon; and

WHEREAS, TSgt. Kuehl will remain in southern Illinois with his wife, Amy, and his daughter, Emma, during his retirement; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate United States Air Force Technical Sergeant William E. Kuehl on his retirement and thank him for his long and valiant service to his country; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy be presented to United States Air Force Technical Sergeant William E. Kuehl as an expression of our esteem and respect.