Full Text of SR0138 95th General Assembly
SR0138 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, An estimated 26,000 veterans will die in Illinois | 3 |
| in 2007, most of whom served during World War II and the Korean | 4 |
| Conflict and a growing number of whom served during the Vietnam | 5 |
| War; and
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| WHEREAS, These men and women served us so well in defending | 7 |
| and protecting our country; and
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| WHEREAS, Our veterans have made untold sacrifices so that | 9 |
| residents of Illinois and the nation may enjoy precious | 10 |
| freedoms; and
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| WHEREAS, The vast majority of veterans will die in the | 12 |
| community rather than in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers; and
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| WHEREAS, Many of our veterans have limited resources and | 14 |
| fragile support systems in the community, including elderly and | 15 |
| frail spouses, distant family members, and limited options for | 16 |
| supportive and comprehensive care at the end of life; and
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| WHEREAS,
Combat veterans have unique needs related to the | 18 |
| war theater in which they served, the duties they performed, | 19 |
| and the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual injuries | 20 |
| they sustained;
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| WHEREAS, These unique needs often go unrecognized and | 2 |
| untreated, causing veterans and their families unrelieved | 3 |
| anguish and pain; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that on this Memorial Day, | 6 |
| May 28, 2007, we rededicate efforts to ensure that all veterans | 7 |
| and their families living in the State of Illinois have access | 8 |
| to excellent palliative and hospice care that meets their | 9 |
| special needs, honors them, and thanks them for their service | 10 |
| to our country.
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