Full Text of SR0811 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, | 3 | | the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the | 4 | | Marine Corps Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve constitute a | 5 | | vital and ever more important part of our nation's defense; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of the National Guard and Reserve are | 7 | | "Citizen Warriors" who lead dual lives as workers, managers, | 8 | | professionals, and students throughout our communities; as | 9 | | members of our nation's armed forces, they train and maintain | 10 | | their military skills so they can answer the call to serve in | 11 | | military security operations at home and abroad as well, as | 12 | | provide humanitarian aid at home; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, On June 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon | 14 | | authorized the Secretary of Defense to create the National | 15 | | Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) | 16 | | and the Department of Defense established the Illinois | 17 | | Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, For 40 years, ESGR has promoted and facilitated a | 19 | | strong culture of mutually-beneficial relationships between | 20 | | employers and their military employees, thereby enabling | 21 | | members of the Guard and Reserve to respond quickly to state | 22 | | disaster emergencies and national military necessities, while |
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| 1 | | knowing that they have a secure civilian career after their | 2 | | service; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate June 22, | 5 | | 2012 as National and Illinois Committee for Employer Support of | 6 | | the Guard and Reserve Day and gratefully acknowledge the 40th | 7 | | anniversary of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve | 8 | | and especially the Illinois Committee of Employer Support of | 9 | | the Guard and Reserve, and thank the organization and its | 10 | | volunteer members for their outstanding service to our State's | 11 | | employers and their employee members of the National Guard and | 12 | | Reserve; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and | 15 | | the Illinois Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and | 16 | | Reserve.
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