Bill Text: IL HR1116 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Olney Rolling Thunder Chapter 3 for publicizing the POW-MIA issue, for educating the public that many prisoners of war and missing in action soldiers are left behind, and their continued commitment to helping American veterans from all wars.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR1116 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1116-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The POW-MIA National Chair of Honor "One Empty | ||||||
3 | Seat" is an initiative that was created to help recognize and | ||||||
4 | honor more than 92,000 American soldiers who have been | ||||||
5 | unaccounted for since World War I; and
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6 | WHEREAS, These unoccupied seats are dedicated to the memory | ||||||
7 | of the brave men and women and to the sacrifices each of them | ||||||
8 | made serving our country; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The Chair of Honor will remain perpetually empty, | ||||||
10 | symbolizing those American prisoners of war and those missing | ||||||
11 | in action who may never return; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The Chair of Honor serves as a reminder to all of | ||||||
13 | the sacrifices that the men and women serving in the Armed | ||||||
14 | Forces have made to ensure our continued freedom and way of | ||||||
15 | life; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The first Chair of Honor was installed and | ||||||
17 | dedicated at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on | ||||||
18 | Veterans Day in 2012; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Rolling Thunder organization and | ||||||
20 | Hussey Seating, the program has expanded rapidly, with chairs |
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1 | now dedicated in municipal buildings, county courthouses, | ||||||
2 | state capitals, public facilities, professional and college | ||||||
3 | sports stadiums, and even the USS Constitution; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The object is to place a black chair in a | ||||||
5 | prominent location to enhance Rolling Thunder's mission of | ||||||
6 | keeping the memories of imprisoned and missing soldiers alive; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Over 91,000 service personnel who never came home, | ||||||
9 | whether they were prisoners of war or missing in action, were | ||||||
10 | honored with the unveiling of a Chair of Honor in Newton; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Frank Hull, the founder of Olney Rolling Thunder | ||||||
12 | Chapter 3, says the Newton chair is the 13th structure his | ||||||
13 | group has placed in downstate Illinois; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Formed in April of 2011, Rolling Thunder Chapter 3 | ||||||
15 | Illinois is a class 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization serving a | ||||||
16 | 13-county area in southeastern Illinois; and
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17 | WHEREAS, On September 3, 2013, the group received their | ||||||
18 | Rolling Thunder, Inc. charter and became one of over 90 | ||||||
19 | chartered chapters throughout the United States; and
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20 | WHEREAS, By educating the public that many prisoners of war |
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1 | and missing in action soldiers were left behind, the past will | ||||||
2 | be preserved and the future generations of servicemen and women | ||||||
3 | will be protected; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | honor Olney Rolling Thunder Chapter 3 for publicizing the | ||||||
7 | POW-MIA issue, for educating the public that many prisoners of | ||||||
8 | war and missing in action soldiers are left behind, and their | ||||||
9 | continued commitment to helping American veterans from all | ||||||
10 | wars; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Olney Rolling Thunder Chapter 3 as a symbol of our | ||||||
13 | esteem and respect.
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