Full Text of HR0568 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Brigadier General Richard J. Hayes, Jr. of Chatham | 3 | | has been appointed by
Governor Bruce Rauner to the | 4 | | distinguished position of Adjutant General of the Illinois | 5 | | National
Guard; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, General Hayes was commissioned in 1987 from the | 7 | | Reserve Officer
Training Corps program at the University of | 8 | | Kansas as a field artillery officer; he has served nearly
25 | 9 | | years with the Illinois National Guard; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, General Hayes held several previous positions in | 11 | | the Illinois National
Guard, including battery commander with | 12 | | Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery in
Chicago; | 13 | | commander of 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery, also in | 14 | | Chicago; commander of
Task Force 122 in New Orleans, Louisiana, | 15 | | during Hurricane Katrina and Rita Relief
Operations; assistant | 16 | | chief of staff G3 for the 35th Infantry Division; deputy | 17 | | commander of Task
Force Falcon in Kosovo, Serbia; director of | 18 | | operations J3 for Joint Force Headquarters in
Springfield; and | 19 | | commander of the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) | 20 | | also in
Springfield; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, General Hayes' professional military education | 22 | | includes the Field Artillery
Officer Basic and Advanced |
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| 1 | | Courses, Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army War
| 2 | | College, the Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, and | 3 | | the Contingency Dual Status Commander
Qualification Program; | 4 | | he holds a bachelor's degree in geography from the University | 5 | | of
Kansas, a master's degree in business administration from | 6 | | Touro University International, and a master's
degree in | 7 | | strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College; additionally, | 8 | | General Hayes spent 27 years working in engineering and | 9 | | construction, including as CEO of a civil construction
firm | 10 | | based in Addison; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, General Hayes' military awards and decorations | 12 | | include the Legion of Merit
(1 Oak Leaf Cluster), the | 13 | | Meritorious Service Medal (2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), the | 14 | | Army
Commendation Medal (1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze | 15 | | Oak Leaf Cluster), the Army
Achievement Medal, the Army Reserve | 16 | | Component Achievement Medal (1 Silver Oak Leaf
Cluster), the | 17 | | National Defense Service Medal (1 Bronze Service Star), the | 18 | | Humanitarian Service Medal
(1 Bronze Service Star), the Kosovo | 19 | | Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the | 20 | | Armed Forces Reserve Medal ("M" device and Silver Hour Glass),
| 21 | | the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Army | 22 | | Reserve Components Overseas Training
Ribbon, and the | 23 | | Non-Article 5 NATO Medal; therefore, be it
| 24 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 | | greatly thank Brigadier
General Richard J. Hayes, Jr. for his | 3 | | years of skillful service to the State of Illinois, | 4 | | congratulate
him on his appointment as Adjutant General, and | 5 | | wish him tremendous success in his present
duty to the State | 6 | | and the nation; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Brigadier General Richard J. Hayes, Jr. as an | 9 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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