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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois acknowledge Lincoln's Challenge Academy, |
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| located in Rantoul, as the premier U.S.A. National Guard Bureau |
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| Challenge Academy; it has been in continuous operation since |
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| 1993, giving Illinois at-risk school drop-outs a second chance |
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| to become productive and informed citizens and has graduated |
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| 8,777 young men and women; and
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| WHEREAS, The majority of Academy graduates enroll in higher |
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| education institutions, Illinois Community Colleges, or |
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| vocational-technical schools, or enter the work force; and
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| WHEREAS, Approximately 15% of Illinois graduating Cadets |
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| enter the military to serve their country; and
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| WHEREAS, Since the inception of the war in Iraq, Academy |
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| graduate Cadets have been among the nation's youth to have made |
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| the supreme sacrifice of giving their lives in defense of |
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| America's freedom; and
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| WHEREAS, Because of their sacrifice and because other |
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| Cadets, teachers, and administrators have died, Illinois |
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| military veterans groups and the Friends of Lincoln's Challenge |
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| Memorial Committee are constructing a permanent memorial on the |
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| campus of Lincoln's Challenge Academy at Rantoul; and
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| WHEREAS, The permanent memorial is constructed to honor the |
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| memory of deceased Cadets and staff of Lincoln's Challenge |
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| Academy and will be formally dedicated on Memorial Day, May 29, |
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| 2006, at 4:00 p.m.; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we acknowledge and honor the construction and dedication of the |
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