Bill Text: IL SR1067 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Remembers the sacrifice made by Corporal William Lee Brown of Benton in service to his country.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR1067 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1067-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Corporal William Lee Brown of Benton was killed in | ||||||
3 | North Korea during fierce fighting between United
Nation | ||||||
4 | coalition troops and Chinese forces on December 2, 1950; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Cpl Brown enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 5, | ||||||
6 | 1950 at the age of 18 and served with Company B,
1st Battalion, | ||||||
7 | 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division; he was part of a | ||||||
8 | 30,000-member United Nations Command military force that found | ||||||
9 | itself
surrounded by approximately 120,000 Chinese troops; | ||||||
10 | from November 27 to December 13, 1950, both forces clashed in | ||||||
11 | rugged terrain and
brutally cold weather; Cpl Brown's remains | ||||||
12 | could not be recovered following the battle, and he was listed | ||||||
13 | as
missing in action for almost 70 years; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Cpl Brown was awarded the Purple Heart, the | ||||||
15 | Republic of Korea War Service Medal by the Republic of
South | ||||||
16 | Korea, and numerous other military medals; and
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17 | WHEREAS, On July 27, 2018, North Korean officials agreed to | ||||||
18 | turn over 55 boxes,
purported to contain the remains of | ||||||
19 | American service members killed during the Korean War; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | ||||||
21 | notified Cpl Brown's family on October 19,
2019 that his |
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1 | remains had been identified after nearly seven decades; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Cpl Brown was born in Sesser to William Faye and | ||||||
3 | Mary Marguerite Brown on November 6, 1932; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Left to cherish his memory are his sisters, Dr. | ||||||
5 | Clarice Burchell and Margie Lou Brown;
his niece, Robyn Lynn | ||||||
6 | Brummett; and his nephew, Paul Michael (Lori) Burchell; | ||||||
7 | therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we remember the | ||||||
10 | sacrifice made by Corporal William Lee Brown in service to his | ||||||
11 | country on December 2, 1950; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Cpl Brown as a symbol of our respect | ||||||
14 | and esteem.
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