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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Army National Guard, the Air National Guard,
3the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the
4Marine Corps Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve constitute a
5vital and ever more important part of our nation's defense; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Members of the National Guard and Reserve are
7"Citizen Warriors" who lead dual lives as workers, managers,
8professionals, and students throughout our communities; as
9members of our nation's armed forces, they train and maintain
10their military skills so they can answer the call to serve in
11military security operations at home and abroad as well, as
12provide humanitarian aid at home; and
 
13    WHEREAS, On June 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon
14authorized the Secretary of Defense to create the National
15Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
16and the Department of Defense established the Illinois
17Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve; and
 
18    WHEREAS, For 40 years, ESGR has promoted and facilitated a
19strong culture of mutually-beneficial relationships between
20employers and their military employees, thereby enabling
21members of the Guard and Reserve to respond quickly to state
22disaster emergencies and national military necessities, while

 

 

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1knowing that they have a secure civilian career after their
2service; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate June 22,
52012 as National and Illinois Committee for Employer Support of
6the Guard and Reserve Day and gratefully acknowledge the 40th
7anniversary of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
8and especially the Illinois Committee of Employer Support of
9the Guard and Reserve, and thank the organization and its
10volunteer members for their outstanding service to our State's
11employers and their employee members of the National Guard and
12Reserve; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
14presented to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and
15the Illinois Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and
16Reserve.