Full Text of SR0711 95th General Assembly
SR0711 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert | 4 |
| J. Miller of Oviedo, Florida, formerly of Wheaton, who was | 5 |
| killed in action near Barikowt, Afghanistan on January 25, | 6 |
| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a Special Forces weapons sergeant assigned | 8 |
| to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group | 9 |
| (Airborne); and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on October 14, 1983 in Harrisburg, | 11 |
| Pennsylvania; he was a 2002 graduate of Wheaton North High | 12 |
| School; he volunteered for military service and enlisted in the | 13 |
| Army on August 14, 2003 as a Special Forces candidate; he went | 14 |
| on to graduate the Special Forces Qualification Course in 2005, | 15 |
| earning the coveted "Green Beret"; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2006, he was deployed with 3rd SFG (A) in | 17 |
| support of Operation Enduring Freedom; during this deployment, | 18 |
| he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with Valor for his | 19 |
| courage in the face of the enemy; he was also promoted to the | 20 |
| rank of staff sergeant while deployed; his other awards and | 21 |
| decorations include: Army Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan | 22 |
| Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two |
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| Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, NATO | 2 |
| Medal, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab and Special Forces Tab; | 3 |
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| WHEREAS, St. Michael Church and School in Wheaton will be | 5 |
| naming a plaza in honor of Sergeant Miller; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Miller is survived by his parents, Philip | 7 |
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Maureen Miller; his brothers, Thomas, Martin, and Edward; | 8 |
| and his sisters, Joanna, Mary, Therese, and Patricia; | 9 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 |
| his parents and siblings, the passing of United States Army | 13 |
| Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Robert J. Miller and | 15 |
| his willingness to serve his country, which led to him making | 16 |
| the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 17 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Robert J. Miller as a symbol of our | 19 |
| sympathy.
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