Full Text of HR0596 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are proud to remember the men and women who | 4 | | serve, and have served, in our nation's armed forces; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On November 11, 2011, we will once again take time | 6 | | to honor our veterans; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Schools across the State of Illinois need to take | 8 | | the time to instruct students about the battles and conflicts | 9 | | that our servicemen and servicewomen have been a part of over | 10 | | the years; children need to be made aware of the great | 11 | | sacrifices that have been made to keep our country free; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Battles at Lexington, Yorktown, Shiloh, | 13 | | Gettysburg, and others are important parts of our history; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The American Revolutionary War, the French-Indian | 15 | | Wars, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, | 16 | | World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, | 17 | | Desert Storm, and the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan | 18 | | have produced brave men and women who fought valiantly for this | 19 | | nation and gave their lives to preserve its values and | 20 | | freedoms; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Teacher Resource Guide for Veterans Day | 2 | | contains information about: the Yellow Ribbon Program, the | 3 | | Honor Flight Network, veterans service organizations, | 4 | | respecting the flag, and folding the flag; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we urge teachers in the State of Illinois to use the Teacher | 8 | | Resource Guide to teach their students about Veterans Day and | 9 | | the many important aspects of this special day in the United | 10 | | States.
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