Full Text of HR0430 96th General Assembly
HR0430 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Sgt. Eric J. Weber of | 4 |
| Rockford for his service to his community and his country; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber was born in Sterling on November | 6 |
| 6, 1977; he is the oldest son of Dennis and Janice Weber; he | 7 |
| moved to Poplar Grove in 1987; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber is a graduate of North Boone High | 9 |
| School; during high school he participated in football, | 10 |
| basketball, baseball, track, and chess; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber has served his country with pride | 12 |
| and distinction as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves; after | 13 |
| enlisting on September 17, 1999, he attended boot camp at Camp | 14 |
| Pendleton in California, where he graduated as Squad Leader; | 15 |
| after basic training, he attended Marine Combat Training, where | 16 |
| he graduated as the guide for his platoon; he then graduated | 17 |
| eighth in his class from the Basic Intelligence Specialist | 18 |
| Course at the Marine Intelligence Training Center in Dam Neck, | 19 |
| Virginia; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber was first assigned to the 2nd | 21 |
| Battalion, 24th Marines of the 4th Marine Division, |
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| Headquarters Company, where he served as a drilling reservist; | 2 |
| he was first deployed to Iraq on September 14, 2004 to focus on | 3 |
| eliminating the threat and assist in the first Iraqi election, | 4 |
| where he remained until his return to Illinois on March 30, | 5 |
| 2005; he then re-enlisted and became part of the Intelligence | 6 |
| Support Battalion (ISB), Intelligence Production Team (IPT)-2; | 7 |
| he was then re-deployed to Iraq on September 14, 2008, acting | 8 |
| as the Economic and Political Intelligence Cell Liaison for | 9 |
| Regimental Combat Team 5, Regimental Combat Team 8, and ePRT; | 10 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber has been the recipient of numerous | 12 |
| ribbons and medals for his service, including the Combat Action | 13 |
| Ribbon, two Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medals, the
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| War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on | 15 |
| Terrorism Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, two Sea | 16 |
| Service Deployment Ribbons, the National Defense Service | 17 |
| Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, a Navy Unit | 18 |
| Commendation, the Meritorious Mast, the Armed Forces Reserve | 19 |
| Medal, and a Certificate of Appreciation; he was also | 20 |
| designated as Marine of the Quarter; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber is an active member in his | 22 |
| community; he is a member of the Jaycees, having held the | 23 |
| positions of Treasurer, Secretary, State Director, Sergeant of | 24 |
| Arms, and President of the Belvidere chapter, as well as the |
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| treasurer for the North West Region; he is a second degree | 2 |
| Mason; he is also a member of the Rockford Realtors | 3 |
| Association, the Home Builders Association, and was a member of | 4 |
| the Citizens Corp for Belvidere in 2006; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber currently lives in Rockford; he is | 6 |
| employed with Associated Bank as a residential loan officer; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber serves as a model of hard work, | 9 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 10 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| honor Sgt. Eric J. Weber for his service to his community and | 14 |
| his country; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Sgt. Eric Weber as a symbol of our esteem and | 17 |
| respect.
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