Full Text of HR0539 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On May 25, 2012, the President of the United | 3 | | States of America proclaimed May 28, 2012 through November 11, | 4 | | 2025 as the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the | 5 | | Vietnam War; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Prairie State College and VFW Post 311 have | 7 | | partnered with the United States of America Vietnam War 50th | 8 | | Anniversary Commemoration, established by Congress, to "thank | 9 | | and honor veterans of the Vietnam War, including personnel who | 10 | | were held as prisoners of war (POW) or listed as missing in | 11 | | action (MIA), for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the | 12 | | United States and to thank and honor the families of these | 13 | | veterans"; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, It is important to honor the men and women who | 15 | | survived and the 58,260 men and women who gave their lives, 11 | 16 | | of whom were from Crete, Olympia Fields, and Steger; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of the Beecher, Crete, Olympia | 18 | | Fields, and Steger, must never forget the pain and suffering | 19 | | that lingers today for the men and women who fought with honor | 20 | | and distinction in the name of freedom and democracy for all; | 21 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois renews its commitment to | 2 | | those who answered the country's call to service in Vietnam and | 3 | | their families; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Throughout this commemoration, we will strive to | 5 | | live up to their example by showing our Vietnam veterans, their | 6 | | families, and all of the men and women who have served our | 7 | | country the fullest respect and support of a grateful State and | 8 | | nation; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The freedoms and liberties we are blessed to enjoy | 10 | | are a direct result of the courage, devotion, and sacrifice and | 11 | | draw inspiration and pride from all that they are; therefore, | 12 | | be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | honor the Village of Beecher, the Village of Crete, the Village | 16 | | of Olympia Fields, and the Village of Steger's Vietnam Veterans | 17 | | on this commemorative event; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copies of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the Village of Beecher, the Village of Crete, the | 20 | | Village of Olympia Fields, and the Village of Steger as a | 21 | | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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