Full Text of HR1246 93rd General Assembly
HR1246 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Drew Michael Uhles of Du Quoin died | 3 |
| on September 15, 2004 due to injuries sustained in an attack | 4 |
| near his outpost in Iraq; he was born September 19, 1983 and is | 5 |
| the son of Daniel and Marla Uhles of St. Johns; and
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| WHEREAS, Drew had a lifelong dream of becoming a Marine; he | 7 |
| signed up under the delayed entry program at age 17 while still | 8 |
| in high school, and entered basic training soon after | 9 |
| graduation from Du Quoin High School in 2002; he completed boot | 10 |
| camp at MCRD, San Diego, California on January 22, 2003 and | 11 |
| joined the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine regiment, as a mortarman | 12 |
| on April 9, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He then went to SOI at Camp Pendelton, California | 14 |
| for advanced infantry training, which he completed on April 8, | 15 |
| 2003; he was promoted to Private First Class on April 1, 2003; | 16 |
| he was then assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st | 17 |
| Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air | 18 |
| Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms Marine Base, | 19 |
| California; and
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| WHEREAS, He arrived in Kuwait on June 28, 2003; he received | 21 |
| his Grey Belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program at An | 22 |
| Najaf, Iraq on August 2, 2003; after completing a tour with his | 23 |
| unit in the areas of An Najaf and Babylon, he returned to the | 24 |
| states in October, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He attained the rank of Lance Corporal on December | 26 |
| 1, 2003; on August 25, 2004, Drew departed for his second tour | 27 |
| of Iraq; he received the National Defense Service Medal, Sea | 28 |
| Service Deployment Ribbon, and Global War on Terrorism | 29 |
| Expeditionary Medal; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Corporal Drew Michael Uhles |
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| will be deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Dan and | 2 |
| Marla Uhles; his brothers Sean and Neil; and his sister | 3 |
| Melissa; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| together with his family, friends, fellow members of the United | 7 |
| States armed forces, and the citizens of this State and this | 8 |
| great nation, we mourn the passing of Lance Corporal Drew | 9 |
| Michael Uhles and we extend to his family our sincerest | 10 |
| condolences; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Lance Corporal Drew Michael Uhles as | 13 |
| an expression of our deepest sympathy.
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