Full Text of SR0541 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
United States Marine Corps Captain Nathan | 4 | | R. McHone of Crystal Lake, who passed away on January 19, 2012 | 5 | | in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Nathan McHone graduated from Crystal Lake | 7 | | South High School in 2001; he subsequently attended Western | 8 | | Michigan University, where he dreamed of becoming a pilot; in | 9 | | 2005, he joined the United States Marine Corps to log more | 10 | | flight time; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Nathan McHone reported to Basic School in | 12 | | Quantico, Virginia in 2005; he then went to Naval Aviation | 13 | | Command in Pensacola, Florida as an entry-level student, where | 14 | | he served for 2 years and earned the rank of first lieutenant | 15 | | in 2007; he was then assigned to the Heavy Marine Helicopter | 16 | | Training-302 squadron, Marine Aircraft Group-29, as a student | 17 | | pilot in Jacksonville, North Carolina; he later reported for | 18 | | duty with MAG-24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, in Kaneohe Bay, | 19 | | Hawaii, as a Basic CH-53 pilot; he was later promoted to the | 20 | | rank of captain; in October of 2009, he was transferred to | 21 | | Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-363, Marine Aircraft | 22 | | Group-24, 1st MAW, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, where he remained until | 23 | | his passing; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Nathan McHone was the recipient of 2 Air | 2 | | Medals, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the | 3 | | National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign | 4 | | Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the NATO | 5 | | Medal for his meritorious service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Nathan McHone is survived by his parents, | 7 | | Ronald and Sylvia McHone; his brother, Ben McHone (Kayc); his | 8 | | sister, Stephanie (Kwadwo) Oduro; and his niece, Harper McHone; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of United States Marine | 13 | | Corps Captain Nathan R. McHone; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Capt. Nathan McHone | 15 | | and his willingness to serve our country, which led to him | 16 | | making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Capt. Nathan McHone as an expression | 19 | | of our sympathy.
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