Bill Text: IL SR0838 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designate the date of October 27, 2015 as Combat Infantryman Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-11-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0838 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0838-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The history of combat infantrymen traces back | ||||||
3 | before the beginning of recorded history, and they continue to | ||||||
4 | serve a vital role today; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Combat infantrymen have served the United States | ||||||
6 | in numerous wars since the 1700s; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The infantryman is the basic combat soldier and | ||||||
8 | the backbone of the United States Army; and
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9 | WHEREAS, There have been numerous special types of infantry | ||||||
10 | units whose organizations and equipment differ from regular | ||||||
11 | infantry divisions, such as parachute and glider infantry, | ||||||
12 | mountain infantry, and armored infantry; and
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13 | WHEREAS, During basic training for the military, men and | ||||||
14 | women learn the job of an infantryman in a squad to better | ||||||
15 | protect their lives and the lives of many others; the | ||||||
16 | infantryman must endure long periods of exposure to weather, | ||||||
17 | eat his food cold, go long periods without sleeping or bathing, | ||||||
18 | and may fight for months, unharmed, while his comrades are | ||||||
19 | killed or wounded one by one; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The job of an infantryman is one of the toughest |
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1 | is in war, as they do the toughest fighting over the longest | ||||||
2 | period of time; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the date | ||||||
5 | of October 27, 2015 as Combat Infantryman Day in the State of | ||||||
6 | Illinois and urge all Illinoisans to observe and pay tribute to | ||||||
7 | all infantryman who have served our country, both past and | ||||||
8 | present.
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