Full Text of HJR0064 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Women have proudly served their country | 3 | | throughout the history of the United States, whether in the | 4 | | disguise of a male soldier during the American Revolution and | 5 | | Civil War, as a nurse in World War I, as a combat helicopter | 6 | | pilot in Afghanistan or in another of many additional roles | 7 | | throughout the years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Women have formally been part of the United | 9 | | States Armed Forces since the inception of the Army Nurse | 10 | | Corps in 1901 but have informally served since the inception | 11 | | of our nation's military; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1917, the United States Navy announced it | 13 | | would open enlistment to women, and approximately 12,000 women | 14 | | officially joined the Navy to serve in a variety of positions, | 15 | | including as interpreters, couriers, and translators as well | 16 | | as positions using drafting skills; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, At the conclusion of World War II in 1945, there | 18 | | were 12 million enlisted who were remaining to serve in the | 19 | | United States military, of which approximately 280,000 were | 20 | | women; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, With the passage of the Women's Armed Services |
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| 1 | | Integration Act of 1948, women became a permanent part of the | 2 | | United States military but were restricted to two percent of | 3 | | the military population; the restriction was finally lifted in | 4 | | 1967 with an amendment to the Women's Armed Services | 5 | | Integration Act, which opened senior officer ranks to women; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, On June 12, 1948, President Harry S. Truman | 8 | | signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act into law, | 9 | | allowing women to serve as regular members of the United | 10 | | States military; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In the late 1970s and early 1980s, several laws | 12 | | were passed that recognized the many contributions made by | 13 | | women during World War II and that formally granted veteran | 14 | | status to women for their time in service; this allowed women | 15 | | to utilize programs, opportunities, and benefits from the | 16 | | federal and state governments, the Department of Veterans | 17 | | Affairs, and veteran service organizations; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 20 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare June 12, 2022 as | 21 | | "Women's Veterans Day" in the State of Illinois to commemorate | 22 | | the day women were officially added as regular members of the | 23 | | United States military, to recognize the critical role of |
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| 1 | | women in the military forces, and to commemorate the | 2 | | sacrifices and valor displayed by Illinois women veterans; and | 3 | | be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That we urge Women's Veterans Day be observed | 5 | | with appropriate programs, services, and activities.
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