Bill Text: IL HR0343 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates General John M. Green on the occasion of his promotion from colonel to brigadier general in the Illinois Air National Guard. Wishes him the best in his future endeavors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0343 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0343-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate General John M. Green on
the occasion of his promotion from colonel to brigadier
general in the Illinois Air National Guard; and
WHEREAS, General Green presently serves as a state staff
judge advocate for the Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) of the
Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) in Springfield, a position
he has held since January 2009; he also serves as a principal
legal advisor to the Adjutant General and the Commander of the
ILANG; his work additionally includes coordinating the
provision of legal services to the three Air Wings and tenant
units of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, General Green received a direct commission to
serve as a judge advocate of the Air Force in April 1998; prior
to being assigned to the JFHQ, he served the 183rd Wing in
Springfield as deputy staff judge advocate from April 1998 to
August 2006 and staff judge advocate from August 2006 to
December 2008; he also served as judge advocate to the
Commander of Task Force Pelican during Hurricane Katrina and
as senior Title 32 legal advisor to the Dual Status Commander
for the NATO Summit in Chicago; and

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WHEREAS, General Green was previously promoted to first
lieutenant on April 13, 1998, captain on April 14, 2000, major
on April 20, 2004, lieutenant colonel on September 19, 2008,
and colonel on May 22, 2014; and
WHEREAS, General Green is admitted to practice law before
the Supreme Court of Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Seventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Central
District of Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces, and the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals; and
WHEREAS, In his civilian capacity, General Green serves as
vice president of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs
for the Illinois CPA Society; he is also an adjunct faculty
member at Western Illinois University, where he teaches legal
issues and emergency management and lectures on the Illinois
Emergency Management Act; he is additionally a member of the
Illinois State Bar Association's Military Law Committee, the
Illinois Attorney General's Charitable Advisory Committee, and
the board of directors of Sacred Heart-Griffin High School and
the Memorial Hospital Foundation; and
WHEREAS, General Green is an Eagle Scout and a council
member at-large of the Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of
America; he is a past president of the Western Illinois Alumni
Association, from which he received the Alumni Achievement

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Award; and
WHEREAS, General Green possesses a Bachelor of Arts from
Western Illinois University in Macomb, which he earned in
1987, and a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University in St.
Louis, Missouri, which he earned in 1996; he additionally
attended the Air War College, by correspondence, in 2013; and
WHEREAS, General Green has received a number of awards and
decorations, including the Meritorious Service Medal with one
oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Army
Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian
Service Award, the Air Force Longevity Service with three oak
leaf clusters, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device,
the Air Force Training Ribbon, the Illinois Military Long and
Honorable Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the
Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon with "8" device, and the
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal; and
WHEREAS, General Green's promotion ceremony will be held
at Camp Lincoln in Springfield on June 4, 2023; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

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we congratulate Brigadier General John M. Green on his
promotion in the Illinois Air National Guard, and we wish him
the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to General Green as an expression of our esteem and
respect.