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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Lake Villa Post #4308 Veterans of Foreign Wars was
3 established in 1954 and will celebrate its 50th anniversary on
4 May 29, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Tony Sciacero, who served as Post #4308's
6 first president, is currently 92 years old and is still an
7 active member at the Post; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mr. Ray Henry serves as the present commander of
9 #4308 and Mr. Dennis Kehrer is the quartermaster; and
 
10     WHEREAS, For the past fifty years Lake Villa Post #4308 has
11 built a legacy on service and community excellence and will
12 continue to honor the dead by helping the living for years to
13 come; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Worldwide, the VFW and its affiliates include 2.6
15 million members and approximately 9,000 posts; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The many accomplishments of the VFW include
17 lobbying for a GI bill for the 20th century; donating more than
18 $1 million each to the Vietnam, Korean, Women in the Service,
19 and World War II memorials; fighting for compensation to
20 veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome; and improving
21 Veterans Affairs medical centers services for women veterans;
22 therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
25 congratulate the Lake Villa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4308
26 on their 50th anniversary and thank them for fifty years of
27 dedicated service; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 delivered to the Lake Villa Post #4308 as a token of our
2 admiration.