Full Text of HJR0060 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our | 4 | | country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for | 5 | | our nation; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. | 7 | | Miller of Oviedo, Florida, formerly of Wheaton, was killed in | 8 | | action near Barikowt, Afghanistan on January 25, 2008; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, SSG Miller was a Special Forces weapons sergeant | 10 | | assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group | 11 | | (Airborne); and | 12 | | WHEREAS, SSG Miller was born on October 14, 1983 in | 13 | | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; he was a 2002 graduate of Wheaton | 14 | | North High School; he volunteered for military service and | 15 | | enlisted in the U.S. Army on August 14, 2003 as a Special | 16 | | Forces candidate, graduating from the Special Forces | 17 | | Qualification Course in 2005 and earning the coveted Green | 18 | | Beret; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, SSG Miller was deployed with 3rd SFG (A) in | 20 | | support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006; during his | 21 | | deployment, he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with |
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| 1 | | Valor for his courage in the face of the enemy; he was also | 2 | | promoted to the rank of staff sergeant while deployed; his | 3 | | other awards and decorations include the Army Good Conduct | 4 | | Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on | 5 | | Terrorism Service Medal, two Noncommissioned Officer | 6 | | Professional Development Ribbons, the NATO Medal, the | 7 | | Parachutist Badge, the Ranger Tab, and the Special Forces Tab; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, SSG Miller will be honored by St. Michael Church | 10 | | and School in Wheaton with the naming of a plaza in his honor; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, SSG Miller was inducted as a Laureate of The | 13 | | Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln, | 14 | | the State's highest honor, by the Governor in 2012; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, SSG Miller's extraordinary valor ultimately saved | 16 | | the lives of seven members of his own team and 15 Afghanistan | 17 | | National Army soldiers; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, SSG Miller was awarded the Congressional Medal of | 19 | | Honor for his heroism and selflessness above and beyond the | 20 | | call of duty, and at the cost of his own life; these actions | 21 | | are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service | 22 | | and reflect great credit upon himself; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, SSG Miller is survived by his parents, Philip and | 2 | | Maureen Miller; his brothers, Thomas, Martin, and Edward; and | 3 | | his sisters, Joanna, Mary, Therese, and Patricia; therefore, | 4 | | be it | 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 7 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | 8 | | Illinois Route 38 in Wheaton between County Farm Road and | 9 | | Winfield Road as the "U.S. Army SSG Robert J. Miller Memorial | 10 | | Highway"; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 12 | | is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with | 13 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 14 | | giving notice of the name "U.S. Army SSG Robert J. Miller | 15 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of SSG Miller and the Secretary of the | 18 | | Illinois Department of Transportation. |
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