HR1279 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Corporal Brad Seegert of Crystal Lake, serving in the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Division of the U.S. Marine Corps, was seriously injured when his vehicle struck tank mines on October 31, 2004, in the Al Anbar province of Iraq; and

WHEREAS, Corporal Seegert, a 1997 graduate of Crystal Lake Central High School, joined the Marines in November of 2001; and

WHEREAS, He first suffered injuries in March of 2003 in an ambush during Operation Iraqi Freedom; he underwent skin-graft surgery and received a Purple Heart; he returned to active duty in May of 2003 and his unit left for Iraq in late summer; and

WHEREAS, Corporal Seegert's extraordinary sacrifice will be remembered by us all; our prayers are with him as he recovers from his injuries; and

WHEREAS, Corporal Seegert's parents, Karen and Bill Seegert, and his fiancee, Erin Hargraves, are with him at this time; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Corporal Brad Seegert for his valor and devotion to duty and we wish him a speedy recovery; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Corporal Brad Seegert as an expression of our respect and esteem.