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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are |
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| pleased to congratulate U.S. Army Captain Lorenzo Smith III of |
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| Kankakee on being part of the U.S. Olympic bobsled team that |
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| placed sixth at the XX Winter Olympiad in Torino, Italy; while |
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| participating in the Olympics, he kept in touch with his |
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| hometown of Kankakee through a diary link on the internet with |
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| Noel LeVasseur school; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been competing in the bobsled event since |
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| 2002 and served as a pusher on team USA-2 at the Olympics; he |
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| was an integral part of the U.S. team during the 2004-05 season |
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| when he raced with talented veterans Mike Kohn, Steve Holcomb, |
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| and Todd Hayes; his best result during that "breakout" campaign |
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| was a fourth-place finish he helped secure in Lake Placid, New |
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| York, with Mr. Holcomb, Ben Fogel, and Jason Ross; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Smith is an air defense artillery officer |
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| and a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete program; he |
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| entered the Army on May 27, 2000, and completed his officer |
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| basic course in February 2001; he served in Korea as a tactical |
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| control officer and at Fort Carson as an assistant operations |
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| officer prior to his assignment to the Army World Class Athlete |
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| program; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Kankakee High School in Kankakee and |
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| holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management |
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| from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New |
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| York; and
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| WHEREAS, At the United States Military Academy in West |
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| Point, New York, he was a two-time Patriot League champion in |
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| the sprinting events while a member of the Black Knights' track |
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| and field team; his name still appears on three of the Army's |
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| all-time Top 10 lists, including the 60-meter and 100-meter |
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