Bill Text: IL SR0812 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the Patriot Committee of Dundee Township for the various events they will host during their "Welcome Home tribute for our Vietnam Veterans" weekend in Carpentersville from May 27 to May 31, 2010.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR0812 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0812-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Many Vietnam War Veterans' service has gone | ||||||
| 3 | unnoticed for decades and deserves honorable recognition; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, In 1965, United States Armed Forces ground combat | ||||||
| 5 | units were deployed to Vietnam with peak involvement of around | ||||||
| 6 | 500,000 troops in 1969; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In March 30, 1973, the United States had withdrawn | ||||||
| 8 | all of its troops from Vietnam, but not before the United | ||||||
| 9 | States Armed Forces lost more than 58,000 soldiers and had more | ||||||
| 10 | than 300,000 wounded soldiers; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Approximately 3,000 Illinoisans were killed or | ||||||
| 12 | listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Soldiers of the United States Armed Forces served | ||||||
| 14 | not only loyally but courageously and deserve honorable | ||||||
| 15 | acknowledgment on this and all Memorial Days; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Patriot Committee of Dundee Township in | ||||||
| 17 | Carpentersville, has organized, "Welcome Home Tribute for our | ||||||
| 18 | Vietnam Veterans" for all members of the United States Armed | ||||||
| 19 | Forces who served during the Vietnam War; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, This tribute will include a Healing Field | ||||||
| 2 | dedicated to honoring service men and women declared Prisoners | ||||||
| 3 | of War or Missing in Action during the Vietnam War; therefore, | ||||||
| 4 | be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we proclaim May 27 | ||||||
| 7 | through May 31, 2010, as the "Welcome Home tribute for our | ||||||
| 8 | Vietnam Veterans" weekend in Carpentersville; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, We recognize the Patriot Committee of Dundee | ||||||
| 10 | Township, their volunteers, and sponsors for all of their hard | ||||||
| 11 | work and dedication to organizing this tribute to Vietnam War | ||||||
| 12 | Veterans; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the Patriot Committee of Dundee Township.
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