Full Text of HR0990 095th General Assembly
HR0990 95TH 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 United | 4 |
| States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller of Wheaton, who was | 5 |
| killed while serving in Afghanistan on January 25, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Miller was a 2002 graduate of Wheaton North | 7 |
| High School, where he was a member of the gymnastics team; and
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| WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Robert Miller worked in special | 9 |
| forces as a weapons sergeant; he was assigned to Company A, 3rd | 10 |
| Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Airborne, based in Fort | 11 |
| Bragg, North Carolina; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Miller attended the University of Iowa | 13 |
| after his high school graduation; in August of 2003, he | 14 |
| enlisted in the United States Army as a special forces | 15 |
| candidate and became a Green Beret in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2006 and was | 17 |
| promoted to Staff Sergeant; he was awarded the Army | 18 |
| Commendation Medal with Valor for courage in the face of the | 19 |
| enemy; he also received eight other medals, including the Army | 20 |
| Good Conduct Medal, two Noncommissioned Officer Professional | 21 |
| Development ribbons, the Ranger Tab, and the Special Forces |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Robert Miller will be deeply felt | 3 |
| by his parents, Philip and Maureen Miller; his brothers, | 4 |
| Thomas, Martin, and Edward; and his sisters, Joanna, Mary, | 5 |
| Therese, and Patricia; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| mourn, along with his family, friends, and a grateful nation, | 9 |
| the passing of United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. | 10 |
| Miller; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Staff Sergeant Robert | 12 |
| Miller and his willingness to serve our country which led to | 13 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 14 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of United States Army Staff Sergeant | 16 |
| Robert J. Miller as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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