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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm occurred
3from August 2, 1990 to February 28, 1991 in the Middle East;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ten Army, 8 Navy, and 5 Air Force National Guard
6and Reserve units stationed in Illinois were deployed to the
7Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Thousands of active duty military personnel from
10Illinois, stationed all over the world, served in Operation
11Desert Shield/Desert Storm in all branches of the United States
12Armed Forces; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Fourteen veterans from Illinois gave their lives
14during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; and
 
15    WHEREAS, On December 19, 2014, the National Desert Storm
16War Memorial Committee received congressional and executive
17approval to build a National Desert Storm War Memorial in
18Washington, D.C., to honor the veterans from Illinois and the
19nation who were killed in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm;
20therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3recognize and show our support for the future National Desert
4Storm War Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That we designate the date of February 28, 2015
6as Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Day in the State of
7Illinois and urge the citizens of this State to honor those
8Illinois veterans who gave their lives serving their country
9during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.