Bill Text: IL SR1088 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designates June 21, 2014 as Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-19 - Resolution Adopted as Amended [SR1088 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1088-Enrolled.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1088
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2 | WHEREAS, On June 19, 2004, the Middle East Conflicts Wall | ||||||
3 | Memorial was dedicated commemorating the servicemen and women | ||||||
4 | who have lost their lives in worldwide conflicts since 1979; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, The project was conceived by Jerry Kuczera and | ||||||
7 | Tony Cutrano; it was built with donated material and labor and | ||||||
8 | is the first of its kind in the history of the United States to | ||||||
9 | give honor to fallen soldiers by name while the conflict is | ||||||
10 | ongoing; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The names on the wall represent fallen heroes from | ||||||
12 | such diverse locations as Panama, Lebanon, the Balkans, | ||||||
13 | Grenada, Somalia, Haiti, the USS Cole, the USS Stark, terrorist | ||||||
14 | attacks in Italy, Greece, and Scotland, and the current | ||||||
15 | conflicts in the Middle East; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial is located | ||||||
17 | along the Illinois River in Marseilles; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate June 21, | ||||||
20 | 2014, as Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial Day in honor of | ||||||
21 | those who have fallen in the War on Terror.
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