Bill Text: IL HR0432 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Colonel Andrew O. Starr on his retirement from the United States Marine Corps.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0432 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0432-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Colonel Andrew O. Starr, of the United States
Marine Corps, is a native son of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Colonel Starr was raised in Lake Forest and
attended Lake Forest College, graduating with a Bachelor of
Arts in History; and
WHEREAS, He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather
and his Uncle Tom, who had served in the Marines Corps during
World War I and World War II, respectively; in May of 1984, he
was commissioned a Second Lieutenant; and
WHEREAS, Upon graduation from the Ground Officer Supply
School, he was assigned as the Maintenance Float officer and
later Supply Officer for Marine Air Control Squadron 4,
Okinawa; and
WHEREAS, Upon his return stateside in 1987, he was assigned
as Weapons Control Officer, Material Division, at the Marine
Corps Logistic Base in Albany, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, In June of 1990, he returned to Illinois and was
assigned as the Marine Corps Liaison Officer at the Rock Island
Arsenal; during Operation Desert Storm, he worked closely with

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Army personnel ensuring the right weapons systems were deployed
to those on the front lines; and
WHEREAS, In 1993, he was selected to attend Amphibious
Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia; after completion of
school, Captain Starr served as Supply Officer with the 24th
Marine Expeditionary Unit; in March of 1995, Captain Starr was
stationed aboard the USS Kearsarge LHD 3) during her maiden
voyage; while deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, during the war
in Bosnia, the USS Kearsarge was given the task to rescue
downed Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady after he was shot
down over Bosnia; the quick planning and reaction of the
Marines and Sailors, in which Captain Starr played an integral
role, determined the rescue of Captain O'Grady; and
WHEREAS, In 1996, Major Starr was transferred to the
Installations and Logistics Department at the Headquarters of
the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, D.C., to assume duties;
after his tour of duty stateside, Lt. Colonel Starr was
deployed overseas to the III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Okinawa, to assume his duties as Deputy G-4; and
WHEREAS, In 2002, he was stationed at Scott Air Force Base
under a joint command as a Strategic Mobility Staff Officer; in
October of 2004, Lt. Col. Starr was assigned to U.S. Central
Command, and was assigned to CENTCOM's Deployment,

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Distribution, and Operations Center in Kuwait to manage airlift
requirements for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring
Freedom in Afghanistan, and Horn of Africa Contingency
operations until March of 2006; during this time he traveled to
many of the globe's "hot spots" during the ongoing War on
Terror, bringing his personal powers of persuasion, expertise,
and knowledge to ensure the troops in combat were getting the
proper supplies; and
WHEREAS, In 2005, Lt. Colonel Starr returned to Marine
Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., to assume duties as
Operations Officer Life Cycle Branch; in 2008 he went to the
Marine Corps Base at Quantico to assume duties as the Base G-4;
and
WHEREAS, During Colonel Andrew O. Starr's long career in
the Marine Corps, he has served in duty stations and ports of
call spanning the globe, from the United States to the Orient
and "East of Suez"; he has earned awards and decorations from
the Marines, Navy, Army, and NATO, but more importantly, he has
earned the respect of all those he has served with that proudly
wear the Globe and Anchor; in life, Colonel Starr embraces the
motto of the United States Marine Corps, Semper Fidelis, and we
wish him "Fair Winds And Following Seas"; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

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NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Colonel Andrew Starr on his retirement and wish
him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Colonel Andrew Starr as a symbol of our respect
and esteem.