Full Text of HR0396 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives seek to honor all veterans and active duty | 4 | | military personnel, especially those who have achieved a high | 5 | | level of distinction and excellence in their service to our | 6 | | country; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Commander Luis Alva of the United States Navy will | 8 | | become the Commanding Officer of the USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) on | 9 | | May 31, 2013; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva had previously served as the | 11 | | Executive Officer of the USS Reuben James (FFG-57); and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva's naval career began in July of | 13 | | 1991, when he was accepted into the United States Naval Academy | 14 | | Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island; after graduating, | 15 | | he was accepted into the United States Naval Academy; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva graduated from the United States | 17 | | Naval Academy in 1996, receiving a bachelor's degree in | 18 | | political science, and was commissioned as a naval officer; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva's first tour of duty was aboard the | 20 | | USS Fahrion (FFG-22), which included a goodwill and recruiting |
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| 1 | | tour of the Great Lakes, visiting cities in both the United | 2 | | States and Canada; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva served aboard the USS Cape St. | 4 | | George (CG-71) from 1998 to 2000, completing deployments | 5 | | throughout the Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf with the USS | 6 | | Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva served as the weapons and combat | 8 | | systems officer on the USS San Jacinto (CG-56) from 2003 to | 9 | | 2005; while aboard the San Jacinto, he participated in | 10 | | Operation Iraqi Freedom during a Mediterranean and Red Sea | 11 | | deployment and in the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2004 | 12 | | deployment; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva's shore tours include service as an | 14 | | instructor at the Tactical Training Group - Atlantic in Dam | 15 | | Neck, Virginia and as the Operations Branch Chief for Ballistic | 16 | | Missile Defense (J3 Staff) at the United States Strategic | 17 | | Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva holds a master's degree in national | 19 | | security affairs from the United States Navy Postgraduate | 20 | | School; he also received his Joint Professional Military | 21 | | Education (Phase 1) from the United States Naval War College; | 22 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva has been awarded the Defense | 2 | | Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal (3 Gold | 3 | | Stars), and the Naval Achievement Medal, along with numerous | 4 | | other unit and service awards; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Commander Alva is a native of Chicago and the son | 6 | | of Investigator Joseph L. Alva, Cook County Sheriff's Office | 7 | | Fugitive Unit (Retired), and Deputy Sheriff Irene Alva, Cook | 8 | | County Sheriff's Office (Retired); therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate United States Navy Commander Luis Alva on his | 12 | | new command as Captain of the USS Vandegrift, honors his high | 13 | | level of distinction throughout his naval career, and gives our | 14 | | best wishes for his continued success as he leads the officers | 15 | | and sailors of this proud warship as it protects our nation; | 16 | | and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Commander Luis Alva as a symbol of our esteem and | 19 | | respect.
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