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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives wish to recognize and commend United States |
4 | | Army Staff Sergeant James J. Coffey for 20 years of |
5 | | distinguished service to our nation; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant James Coffey joined the United |
7 | | States Army on December 20, 1993 and will retire effective |
8 | | December 20, 2013; he began his military career in Fort |
9 | | Campbell, Kentucky, where he served in active duty for 26 |
10 | | months; in 1996, he joined the Illinois National Guard, where |
11 | | he served with the 3637th Maintenance Company at Camp Lincoln |
12 | | in Springfield; he also served as a Combat Engineer with the |
13 | | HSC 766th Engineer Battalion in Decatur; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant James Coffey served in Operation |
15 | | Iraqi Freedom from February 25, 2004 to February 17, 2005 and |
16 | | Operation Enduring Freedom from December 5, 2008 to September |
17 | | 24, 2009; he has also assisted in operations during Hurricane |
18 | | Katrina in 2005 and the Mississippi River Flood in 2008 and has |
19 | | participated in annual trainings in Germany and Korea; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant James Coffey is a well-liked and |
21 | | deeply respected person; he has been the recipient of many |
22 | | medals and badges, including the Iraq Campaign Medal, the |