Full Text of HR1018 096th General Assembly
HR1018 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor the Sons of the American | 4 |
| Legion on the 78th anniversary of the organization; and
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| WHEREAS, The American Legion voted to create the Sons of | 6 |
| the American Legion in 1932; the first Sons of the American | 7 |
| Legion charter was given to the Bruce P. Robinson Post #133 | 8 |
| Squadron in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1933; and
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| WHEREAS, The Sons of the American Legion is an organization | 10 |
| within the American Legion, made up of boys and men of all ages | 11 |
| whose parents or grandparents served in the United States | 12 |
| military and who are or were eligible for membership in the | 13 |
| American Legion; and
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| WHEREAS, There are currently more than 335,000 Sons of the | 15 |
| American Legion members in more than 5,500 squadrons in all 50 | 16 |
| states and 9 foreign countries; there are 238 squadrons in | 17 |
| Illinois with more than 14,800 members; and
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| WHEREAS, Since the first year, the Sons of the American | 19 |
| Legion has recorded new membership records, 28 in Illinois; in | 20 |
| 1990 membership exceeded 100,000 members and in 2009 the | 21 |
| 335,000 mark was broken; and
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| WHEREAS, The Sons of the American Legion donates millions | 2 |
| of dollars and contributes millions of man hours to American | 3 |
| Legion programs and local charities across the United States; | 4 |
| in combination with the American Legion and the American Legion | 5 |
| Auxiliary, the three groups care for our nation's veterans and | 6 |
| their families, work to improve the quality of life for | 7 |
| children, preserve the traditions and values of the United | 8 |
| States, and teach fundamentals of good citizenship; therefore, | 9 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate the members of the Sons of the American Legion, | 13 |
| Detachment of Illinois, on a fabulously successful year, and | 14 |
| declare June 26, 2010, Sons of the American Legion Day in the | 15 |
| State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to a representative of the Sons of the American | 18 |
| Legion, Detachment of Illinois.
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