Full Text of HR0717 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize and commend United States | 4 | | Army Staff Sergeant James J. Coffey for 20 years of | 5 | | distinguished service to our nation; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant James Coffey joined the United | 7 | | States Army on December 20, 1993 and will retire effective | 8 | | December 20, 2013; he began his military career in Fort | 9 | | Campbell, Kentucky, where he served in active duty for 26 | 10 | | months; in 1996, he joined the Illinois National Guard, where | 11 | | he served with the 3637th Maintenance Company at Camp Lincoln | 12 | | in Springfield; he also served as a Combat Engineer with the | 13 | | HSC 766th Engineer Battalion in Decatur; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant James Coffey served in Operation | 15 | | Iraqi Freedom from February 25, 2004 to February 17, 2005 and | 16 | | Operation Enduring Freedom from December 5, 2008 to September | 17 | | 24, 2009; he has also assisted in operations during Hurricane | 18 | | Katrina in 2005 and the Mississippi River Flood in 2008 and has | 19 | | participated in annual trainings in Germany and Korea; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant James Coffey is a well-liked and | 21 | | deeply respected person; he has been the recipient of many | 22 | | medals and badges, including the Iraq Campaign Medal, the |
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| 1 | | Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the | 2 | | Combat Action Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Army | 3 | | Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Global War | 4 | | on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the | 5 | | Overseas Service Ribbon, and several others; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, As a highly regarded member of our armed forces, | 7 | | Staff Sergeant James Coffey has served our nation well with | 8 | | honor and distinction; the sacrifices made by him on behalf of | 9 | | all citizens are exemplary and worthy of our utmost gratitude | 10 | | and respect; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we recognize and commend Staff Sergeant James J. Coffey, an | 14 | | Illinoisan in whom we take great pride, for his 20 years of | 15 | | distinguished and dedicated service to the United States Army | 16 | | and our nation; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Staff Sergeant James Coffey as a symbol of our | 19 | | esteem and respect.
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