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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Long before September 11, 2001 and the national
3 surge of patriotism, the members of the Hillsboro Sertoma
4 Club distinguished themselves with a unique program of
5 honoring veterans of American wars; and
6 WHEREAS, Instead of honoring a specific individual with
7 their prestigious "Service to Mankind Award", in 2000 they
8 honored the veterans of World War II and in 2001 they honored
9 the veterans of the Korean War; and;
10 WHEREAS, In 2002, the Hillsboro Sertoma Club recognized
11 veterans of the Vietnam War at the annual "Service to Mankind
12 Award" Dinner on April 5; and
13 WHEREAS, Honored by the Club were Vietnam Veterans from
14 the Air Force, including Raymond McPhail, Diane Mayse, and
15 Harold Parks; veterans from the Army, including, Roger Myers,
16 Bill Baran, LeRoy Hartel, Richard Gifford, John Etcheson,
17 Leroy Brewer, and Jim Blakeman; and veterans from the Marine
18 Corps, including William Hartman, Mike Gaither, and Kevin
19 Eddington; and
20 WHEREAS, Guest speakers for the evening were charter
21 member Dr. Walter "Chick" Bishop and Mike Gaither, both
22 veterans of the Vietnam War; and
23 WHEREAS, The event sparked memories as the veterans
24 recalled their specific duties; they served honorably for
25 their country during a time of crisis, and many paid a high
26 price during battle; therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
29 we honor our Vietnam Veterans for their dedicated and
30 committed service to the United States during the Vietnam War
31 and we also congratulate the Hillsboro Sertoma Club for its
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1 unique and exemplary program of honoring veterans; and be it
2 further
3 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
4 presented to Raymond McPhail, Diane Mayse, Harold Parks,
5 Roger Myers, Bill Baran, LeRoy Hartel, Richard Gifford, John
6 Etcheson, Leroy Brewer, Jim Blakeman, William Hartman, Mike
7 Gaither, and Kevin Eddington and to Club president Doug Galer
8 as an expression of our esteem.