Full Text of SJR0034 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the General Assembly | 3 | | pays honor and respect to the truly great
individuals who have | 4 | | served our country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate | 5 | | sacrifice for our
nation; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Jordan Bastean was a Pekin native and a 2010 | 7 | | graduate of Pekin Community High School;
during his time at | 8 | | Pekin High School, he was a four-year cadet of JROTC and | 9 | | captain of the Air Rifle
Team; Chief Warrant Officer Jerry | 10 | | Becker, the main instructor for Pekin Community High School's | 11 | | JROTC
program, described Bastean as "the son we all wish we | 12 | | had"; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Bastean enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on | 14 | | July 28, 2010 with the 1st Marine
Division and completed | 15 | | recruit training at MCRD (Marine Corps Recruit Depot) San | 16 | | Diego, California; while in boot camp, he earned the rank of | 17 | | platoon high shooter, the second highest
shooter in the | 18 | | company; following recruit training, he attended the School of | 19 | | Infantry at
Camp Pendleton, California, where he earned the MOS | 20 | | (Military Occupation Specialty) of 0351 Infantry
Assaultman; | 21 | | he reported to the Weapons Platoon, India Company, 3rd | 22 | | Battalion 7th Marines
at Twentynine Palms, California; he was | 23 | | promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal on April 1, 2011; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Bastean served his country with pride and | 2 | | distinction as a member of the 3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine | 3 | | Regiment of 1st Marine Division, 1 Marine Expeditionary Force | 4 | | out
of Twentynine Palms, California; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, On October 23, 2011, LCpl Bastean died in combat | 6 | | conditions while serving in support of Operation Enduring | 7 | | Freedom in Afghanistan; his personal service
awards include the | 8 | | Purple Heart for wounds received in action against the enemy, | 9 | | the Combat Action
Ribbon for service in Afghanistan, the Good | 10 | | Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the | 11 | | Afghanistan
Campaign Medal with Bronze Campaign Star, the | 12 | | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Sea Service
| 13 | | Deployment Ribbon, the NATO Medal ISAF, and the Rifle Expert | 14 | | Badge (second award); and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Bastean always believed in being the best he | 16 | | could be; he was courageous and
an inspiration to others who | 17 | | knew him; according to Chief Warrant Officer Becker, "He was | 18 | | very mature for his age. He was very responsible
and | 19 | | respectful."; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Bastean was the son of Kathy (Leichtenberg) | 21 | | Bastean and Steven Bastean; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 3 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Department
of | 4 | | Transportation is requested to erect appropriate signs that | 5 | | read "In Loving
Memory of LCpl Jordan Bastean" on Veterans | 6 | | Drive in Pekin between station number 42+00 left and
station | 7 | | number 646+00 right; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of LCpl Bastean and the Secretary of | 10 | | Transportation.
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