HR0446 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0446 LRB102 19969 ECR 28752 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, In August of 2021, a mass evacuation out of Afghanistan took place; and

WHEREAS, On August 26, 2021, during this evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport near Kabul, Afghanistan, United States of America service members, acting under orders, were guarding an airport security entrance checkpoint in order to maintain evacuation security and to prevent Afghan civilians from storming the airport; and

WHEREAS, The crowd of civilians and their U.S. guards were a target for terrorists; a large explosive device was detonated at the airport, followed by a mass shooting; and

WHEREAS, 13 U.S. service members, including 11 members of the United States Marines, one member of the United States Army, and one corpsman of the United States Navy, were killed, and at least eighteen additional United States service members were injured in the 2021 Kabul airport attack; and

WHEREAS, At least 169 civilians were killed, including civilians who possessed ties to the United Kingdom, and many others were wounded; and

WHEREAS, These service officers and members of the United States armed forces have presented their fellow Americans with a shining example of love, honor, duty, and sacrifice; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor and memorialize the American casualties of the 2021 Kabul airport attack; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to General David H. Berger, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff of the United States Army and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations.