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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to recognize Nick Norris of Beverly on
4 rising above his classmates for a position that requires the
5 best in physical strength, mental sharpness, and moral
6 fortitude; and
7 WHEREAS, Nick Norris, the son of Carol and Herb Norris,
8 was one of the 16 candidates to enlist in a training/entrance
9 exam program for the SEAL program, the Navy's most
10 prestigious special-operations group; he will move to
11 California this summer to undergo training; and
12 WHEREAS, Testing for these 16 academy allocations begins
13 with a field of about 400 midshipmen; the field is then
14 narrowed to about 50 midshipmen, then they are invited to
15 Coronado, California for in-depth workouts; from this, the 16
16 academy slots are chosen; at Coronado, Nick Norris placed
17 first in the obstacle course, which is one of the largest in
18 the armed services; and
19 WHEREAS, Nick now attends the United States Naval Academy
20 in Annapolis, Maryland; for two years he played on the
21 academy's rugby team, and during the summer he entered and
22 graduated from the Navy's underwater dive and jump schools;
23 and
24 WHEREAS, Nick will receive his commission in May, and he
25 will report for training on June 14; he will spend
26 approximately one to one-and-a-half years in various training
27 regiments before being assigned to a platoon; therefore, be
28 it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
31 we congratulate Nick Norris on being chosen as one of the 16
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1 candidates to enlist in the training/entrance exam for the
2 SEAL program and wish him well in all his future endeavors;
3 and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to Nick Norris with our respect and esteem.