Full Text of HR1277 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize John Strugala as he prepares | 4 | | to march in the American Veterans Center's National Memorial | 5 | | Day Parade in Washington, D.C. on May 30, 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, 25 years ago, U.S. Army Specialist John Strugala | 7 | | of Spring Valley, was one of over 600,000 service members who | 8 | | took part in Operation Desert Storm; he left friends and family | 9 | | behind to serve the nation and secure a victory for freedom; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, John Strugala enlisted in 1988, serving with C | 12 | | Battery, 3/82 Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry; he retired as a | 13 | | Staff Sergeant in April of 2008 after 20 years of service; he | 14 | | spent his whole military career as a firefighter; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, As the 25th anniversary approaches, John Strugala | 16 | | and more than 500 other Operation Desert Storm veterans have | 17 | | been invited to reunite and march in the National Memorial Day | 18 | | Parade; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, John Strugala is married to Renee, and they have | 20 | | three kids, Raimey Heinze, Kyle Vogel, and Kierra Vogel; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Strugala and other veterans are marching to | 2 | | teach Americans about the service and sacrifice made by all | 3 | | veterans of Operation Desert Storm; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | recognize John Strugala as he prepares to march in the American | 7 | | Veterans Center's National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, | 8 | | D.C. on May 30, 2016; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to John Strugala as an expression of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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