Full Text of HR0176 98th General Assembly
HR0176 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize James Lambeth as he | 4 | | prepares to take part in the Honor Flight program; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Lambeth will take his Honor Flight on March | 6 | | 26, 2013, with the Saint Louis, Missouri, chapter; the Honor | 7 | | Flight program is dedicated to transporting United States | 8 | | military veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials of | 9 | | the respective wars they fought in; during the return trip, the | 10 | | veterans are given a packet of cards/letters to read from | 11 | | friends and family members; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Lambeth was assigned to the 37th Engineer | 13 | | (Amphibious) Battalion Unit of the U.S. Army; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Lambeth received numerous medals and | 15 | | ribbons during his time in the service including 4 Bronze | 16 | | Stars, Purple Heart, Good Conduct, European-African-Middle | 17 | | Eastern Campaign, World War II Victory, Army of Occupation | 18 | | Medal for World War II, Army of Occupation Germany Clasp, | 19 | | Honorable Service Lapel Button for World War II, Arrowhead and | 20 | | medal attachments representing the 4 major assaults within the | 21 | | European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, and the Presidential | 22 | | Unit Citation (Army); and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Lambeth's unit received the Meritorious | 2 | | Unit Commendation (Army) and the French Croix de Guerre with | 3 | | Palm; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Lambeth was born near Newburg, Missouri, on | 5 | | January 25, 1924; he made a living farming near Plainview after | 6 | | his service in World War II; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we recognize James Lambeth as he prepares to take his Honor | 10 | | Flight trip from Saint Louis to Washington, D.C. and thank him | 11 | | for his service to his country; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to James Lambeth as an expression of our esteem and | 14 | | respect.
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