Full Text of HR1301 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are delighted to congratulate the Illinois | 4 | | National Guard for being recognized as one of the "Most | 5 | | Improved Army Communities" as part of the 2016 Army Communities | 6 | | of Excellence Program; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Major General Richard Hayes, Jr., Adjutant | 8 | | General of the Illinois National Guard, and a delegation of | 9 | | other Illinois National Guardsmen traveled to Washington, D.C. | 10 | | on May 23 and 24, 2016 to accept the award; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Army Communities of Excellence program is | 12 | | designed to honor the top Army, National Guard, and Reserve | 13 | | organizations that achieve high levels of excellence providing | 14 | | services and support to soldiers' families, the state, and | 15 | | nation; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois delegation was first honored on May | 17 | | 23, 2016 at the National Guard Bureau, as the "Most-Improved" | 18 | | National Guard organization from among the 40 other states and | 19 | | territories that were considered; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, On May 24, 2016, Illinois National Guardsmen | 21 | | attended a second awards ceremony at the Pentagon where |
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| 1 | | Illinois was again recognized as being one of the "Most | 2 | | Improved Army Communities", alongside Joint Base Lewis McChord | 3 | | in Washington and Fort Drum in New York; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois National Guard actively seeks out | 5 | | best practices to maintain a high state of readiness to support | 6 | | its State and federal missions, as evident by its recognition | 7 | | in Washington, D.C., and to become the premier Army National | 8 | | Guard organization in the nation; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate the Illinois National Guard for being recognized | 12 | | as one of the "Most Improved Army Communities" as part of the | 13 | | 2016 Army Communities of Excellence Program and thank the | 14 | | entire Illinois National Guard organization for their service | 15 | | to our State and nation; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Major General Richard Hayes, Jr. as a symbol of | 18 | | our esteem and respect.
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