Full Text of HR0604 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Brigadier General Brian | 4 | | E. Alvin on the occasion of his promotion in the United States | 5 | | Army Reserve; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Brigadier General Brian Alvin earned his | 7 | | Bachelor's Degree in industrial technology; he is the first | 8 | | ROTC graduate from Northern Illinois University to attain the | 9 | | rank of brigadier general, a distinction achieved by less than | 10 | | 1% of all United States Army officers; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Brigadier General Brian Alvin was commissioned | 12 | | into the United States Army as a second lieutenant in the | 13 | | Chemical Corps; after his initial assignment with the 2nd | 14 | | Armored Division in Fort Hood, Texas, he served in a variety of | 15 | | command and staff positions in the United States Army Reserve, | 16 | | including commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters | 17 | | Company, 807th Medical Brigade, commander of the 413th Civil | 18 | | Affairs Battalion, and commander of the 645th Regional Support | 19 | | Group; he has served as the commander of the United States | 20 | | Forces Garrison on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan; he also | 21 | | served 2 tours of duty in Baghdad, Iraq, and is currently | 22 | | assigned as the assistant chief of staff - J4 (Logistics) of | 23 | | United States Forces Korea; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Brigadier General Brian Alvin is employed | 2 | | full-time as the global facilities manager for First Solar | 3 | | Corporation in Perrysburg, Ohio; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Brigadier General Brian Alvin was promoted to the | 5 | | rank of brigadier general during a ceremony on September 7, | 6 | | 2013 at Altgeld Hall in DeKalb; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Brigadier General Brian Alvin serves as a model of | 8 | | hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the | 9 | | State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate Brigadier General Brian E. Alvin on the | 13 | | occasion of his promotion in the United States Army Reserve and | 14 | | wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Brigadier General Brian Alvin and the Northern | 18 | | Illinois University Department of Military Science as a symbol | 19 | | of our esteem and respect.
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