Full Text of HR0310 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the American Legion on the | 4 | | 100th anniversary of its founding; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion was founded in March 1919 in | 6 | | Paris, France by U.S. World War I military personnel
stationed | 7 | | there who were dedicated to four pillars of service and | 8 | | advocacy: veterans, military personnel, youth,
and patriotic | 9 | | values; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Today, the American Legion consists of 55 | 11 | | "departments" in each of the 50 states, the District of
| 12 | | Columbia, France, Mexico, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico; | 13 | | there are approximately 13,000 local posts
worldwide; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion currently has a membership of | 15 | | approximately two million; combined with the American Legion | 16 | | Auxiliary and the Sons of
the American Legion, the number of | 17 | | members exceeds three million; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Originally, American Legion membership was open | 19 | | to military personnel and veterans who served their nation on
| 20 | | active duty during wartime; since August 2, 1990, membership | 21 | | has been open to all who have served on active duty; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion has been instrumental in the | 2 | | creation of a number of major institutions of American society,
| 3 | | including the formation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, | 4 | | the creation of U.S. Flag Code, the passage of the
GI Bill, and | 5 | | more; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion annually donates over 3.7 | 7 | | million hours of volunteer service; it provides assistance on | 8 | | more than 181,000 VA benefits claims and cases and donates over | 9 | | 80,000 pints of blood to collection centers nationwide, which | 10 | | makes it the nation's single largest blood donor; it sponsors | 11 | | over 2,500 Scouting units, serving over 64,000 young people, | 12 | | and awards over $4 million in college scholarships; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion will mark its 100th | 14 | | anniversary with a 15-month celebration that began with its | 15 | | national convention in August 2018 and culminates on Veterans | 16 | | Day 2019; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate the American Legion on the 100th anniversary of | 20 | | its founding and wish it many more successful years; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the American Legion as a symbol of our respect and | 3 | | esteem.
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