Full Text of HR0570 96th General Assembly
HR0570 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of U.S. Army | 4 |
| Reserves Corporal Casey Hills of Salem, who was killed in the | 5 |
| line of duty while serving in Iraq on June 24, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Casey Hills served in the United States | 7 |
| Individual Ready Reserves and was assigned to the 100th | 8 |
| Battalion of the 442nd Infantry Regiment; his unit was sent to | 9 |
| Kuwait in November of 2008 to provide security for U.S. | 10 |
| installations in the area and has served in Iraq in order to | 11 |
| protect convoys; he was also a former Illinois National | 12 |
| Guardsman; and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Casey Hills was the recipient of numerous | 14 |
| awards and medals for his service, including the Army | 15 |
| Commendation Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National | 16 |
| Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War | 17 |
| on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism | 18 |
| Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device, | 19 |
| the Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon; and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Casey Hills is survived by his parents, | 21 |
| Mark and Tammy Hills; his grandparents, Billy and Violet Hills; | 22 |
| his brother, Blake Hills; his sister, Danielle Hills; his |
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| niece, Lorelei Hills; and his nephew, Briar Hills; and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Casey Hills' patriotism and courage will | 3 |
| be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 4 |
| and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 8 |
| Corporal Casey Hills; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Corporal Casey Hills as a symbol of | 11 |
| our sympathy.
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