SR0121 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Navy League of the United States was established by President Teddy Roosevelt; and

WHEREAS, The United States Navy is second to none in the entire world; and

WHEREAS, The United States Navy will be launching and commissioning ten LCS cruiser ships within the next few years to join the fleet under the Freedom class; and

WHEREAS, The City of Aurora, Illinois, also called the City of Lights, is now the second largest city within the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The City of Aurora, consisting of diversified industries, considers itself a blue collar town, where many have been the first to volunteer to serve their country; and

WHEREAS, The City of Aurora lost an inordinate number of military personnel in comparison to its population in combat during World War II; and

WHEREAS, The City of Aurora, in succeeding conflicts, contributed men and materials in the protection of the United States as each instance warranted; and

WHEREAS, The City of Aurora continues to send men and women to serve the United States of America; and

WHEREAS, The City of Aurora is proud of the fact that East Aurora High School has the largest JNROTC naval program in the nation; and

WHEREAS, The Aurora Council of the Navy League, at its monthly meeting on January 18, 2011, approved a resolution to be adopted which stated that the citizens of Aurora would be honored to have one of the new commissioned ships be named USS Aurora; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the President and the Secretary of the Navy to name one of the new LCS cruiser ships under construction as the USS Aurora in honor of the City of Aurora and its many contributions to the welfare of the nation; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be given to the President and the Secretary of the Navy.