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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are
3 pleased to congratulate the Navy Junior ROTC Rifle Team of Zion
4 Benton Township High School on winning first place at the 2004
5 Secretary of the Navy National Championships at Fort Benning,
6 Georgia, and placing third at the All-Service national
7 competition; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The team competed against 582 Navy JROTC teams;
9 the first place win qualified the team to compete at the
10 All-Service competition which adds the Army and Marine ROTC
11 units; with a total of 1,200 teams with 6,000 shooters
12 competing, the Navy Junior ROTC Rifle Team of Zion Benton
13 Township High School placed third, the highest a Navy team has
14 ever finished in the history of the competition; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The members of the team are David Ferger, Chad
16 Loesch, Justin Myers, John Pitts, and Eric Poulsen; the coach
17 of the team is Master Chief Dan Hackstein; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Cadet Eric Poulsen was one of the top 8 shooters
19 and qualified for finals; he placed third overall; and
 
20     WHEREAS, At the Illinois State National Rifle Association
21 Team Junior Olympic tryouts, Eric Poulsen, David Ferger, and
22 Jon Pitts qualified to represent the State of Illinois at the
23 World Championship match in July in Idaho; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
26 congratulate Navy Junior ROTC Rifle Team of Zion Benton
27 Township High School on winning first place at the 2004
28 Secretary of the Navy National Championships and on placing
29 third at the All-Service competition; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to each member and the coach of the Navy Junior ROTC
3 Rifle Team of Zion Benton Township High School as an expression
4 of our esteem and with best wishes for their future success.