Full Text of HR1026 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States Navy has a proud tradition of | 3 | | service dating back to the Revolutionary War, when the | 4 | | Continental Congress created the Continental Navy to fight on | 5 | | the seas for our nation's independence; following the | 6 | | dissolution of the Continental Navy, the Founding Fathers gave | 7 | | Congress the right to create a navy through the United States | 8 | | Constitution, which culminated in the creation of the Naval Act | 9 | | of 1794 and the launching of the first United States warships | 10 | | in 1797; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The United States Navy has been deployed in all of | 12 | | the United States' great conflicts, fighting for our nation | 13 | | during the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War | 14 | | II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, | 15 | | and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The United States Navy also performs humanitarian | 17 | | missions throughout the world, helping those in need without | 18 | | pride or prejudice; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The United States Navy is known throughout the | 20 | | world for its strength, courage, and compassion; notable | 21 | | commanders in the United States Navy, including John Paul | 22 | | Jones, Oliver Hazard Perry, and Chester Nimitz, serve as role |
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| 1 | | models to naval officers and citizens around the world; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In a world fraught with peril, the United States | 3 | | of
America has the world's finest Navy, with the ability to | 4 | | project
power across the sea and on shore by virtue of its | 5 | | surface and
subsurface forces, carrier air power, and special | 6 | | warfare teams; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is home to Naval Station | 8 | | Great
Lakes, which hosts the Navy's only Recruit Training | 9 | | Command,
graduating 37,000 men and women annually to become our | 10 | | Navy's
sailors; Illinois is also home to the Naval Hospital | 11 | | Corps School and the Navy's
technical training schools for surf | 12 | | ace warfare excellence at
Training Support Center Great Lakes, | 13 | | graduating more than 25,000
students annually; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Many Illinois citizens have gone to sea in the | 15 | | service of
their country; many Navy ships have also been named | 16 | | for cities within and for our
great State of Illinois, | 17 | | including the USS Illinois and the USS
Springfield; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Thousands of Illinois citizens are
currently | 19 | | serving or have served in the United States Navy at
naval | 20 | | bases, joint forces commands, and Navy Operational Support
| 21 | | units all over the globe; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The thousands of courageous men and women in | 2 | | uniform
stand ready to defend the United States and its | 3 | | interests
through overwhelming force and commitment to their | 4 | | nation
and its citizens; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we designate the week of April 28 - May 4, 2014 as "Navy Week" | 8 | | in the State of Illinois in honor of this fine institution and | 9 | | its many dedicated men and women in uniform; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus as a symbol of | 12 | | our esteem and respect.
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