Full Text of HR0282 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives pays honor and respect to the truly great | 4 | | individuals who have served our country; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Operation Welcome You Home is a local program | 6 | | providing respectful, thoughtful, uplifting, and joyous | 7 | | homecomings for all of our returning servicemen and women and | 8 | | their families; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, On April 6, 2013, Operation Welcome You Home and | 10 | | the village of Plainfield welcomed home Marine Kevin McSorley, | 11 | | as his one year deployment to Afghanistan with the 3rd | 12 | | Battalion concluded; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McSorley attended Crystal Lawns Elementary | 14 | | School, Timber Ridge Middle School, and graduated from | 15 | | Plainfield Central High School in 2009; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McSorley chose to join the Marine Corps and | 17 | | completed his basic training at the Marine Corps Recruiting | 18 | | Depot, San Diego in June of 2011; he subsequently completed his | 19 | | training in motor transport at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McSorley was stationed at Twentynine Palms, |
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Kevin McSorley comes from a long line of family | 4 | | members that have served our country, including Leo Dilger | 5 | | (U.S. Army), John McSorley (U.S. Army), Bob McSorley (U.S. | 6 | | Army), and Anthony Alcobia (U.S. Air Force); therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we thank and honor Marine Kevin McSorley and welcome him home | 10 | | from his tour in Afghanistan, where he fought for the very | 11 | | freedoms we exercise here in Illinois; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Marine Kevin McSorley as an expression of our | 14 | | sincere gratitude for his service.
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