Bill Text: IL SJR0001 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the City of Quincy as "Veterans City" for 2023 and 2024. Resolves that military veterans are held in the highest regard for their service and their sacrifice in Quincy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-12 - Referred to Assignments [SJR0001 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SJR0001-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The U.S. Army became the first established branch | ||||||
3 | of the United States military on June 14, 1775, and millions of | ||||||
4 | men and women have served their country since then; and
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5 | WHEREAS, To honor and compensate veterans of the War of | ||||||
6 | 1812, the United States government provided soldiers with land | ||||||
7 | grants for the land between the Illinois and Mississippi | ||||||
8 | Rivers, which drove the initial settlement of the "Bounty | ||||||
9 | Land" of Illinois, bringing veterans to Quincy even before the | ||||||
10 | city was formally organized; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Even in its earliest days, Quincy's veterans | ||||||
12 | assisted the State in quelling the Blackhawk Indian unrest and | ||||||
13 | brought peace to the Moorman settlement in Nauvoo; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Thousands of Quincyans fought in the Civil War to | ||||||
15 | preserve the Union and to end slavery, and in every military | ||||||
16 | conflict since, Quincy's sons and daughters have served their | ||||||
17 | State and nation in all branches of the military with honor and | ||||||
18 | distinction; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Upon returning home from their assigned duties, | ||||||
20 | these same sons and daughters devoted themselves to building | ||||||
21 | those institutions of government, church, and school to |
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1 | preserve Quincy's rich heritage; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The City of Quincy has had a profound connection | ||||||
3 | to the men and women who served this country since 1886 with | ||||||
4 | the construction of the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home; | ||||||
5 | the city's connection to military veterans continues to grow | ||||||
6 | through programs such as the Great River Honor Flight, Fishing | ||||||
7 | for Freedom, and the Tri-State Warrior Outreach; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Military veterans have been an important part of | ||||||
9 | Quincy from its founding to today; the tenets of freedom that | ||||||
10 | are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution remain rights held | ||||||
11 | dearly and cultivated by its residents today; and
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12 | WHEREAS, This veteran heritage has ensured that the many | ||||||
13 | natural wonders that surround Quincy, such as the forests and | ||||||
14 | rivers, the fertile lowlands, and the bluffs, continue to | ||||||
15 | provide in abundance the outdoor experiences that originally | ||||||
16 | drew the city's forefathers to this land; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
19 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare the City of | ||||||
20 | Quincy as "Veterans City" for the biennium of 2023 and 2024; | ||||||
21 | and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That military veterans are held in the highest | ||||||
2 | regard for their service and their sacrifice in Quincy; and be | ||||||
3 | it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the Mayor of Quincy and the residents of the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Veterans' Home at Quincy.
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