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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois Senate pays |
3 | | honor and respect
to the truly great individuals who have |
4 | | served our country and, in doing so, have gone above and
beyond |
5 | | the call of duty in truly heroic acts; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Allen Williams was born in Kansas
City, |
7 | | Missouri to Sandra Smith on February 23, 1985; he graduated |
8 | | from Wheaton Warrenville South High
School in 2003; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Williams joined the United States Army |
10 | | after high school,
achieving the rank of Corporal; he was |
11 | | deployed to Iraq in February of 2005 where he
valiantly served |
12 | | as an Army Medic in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
13 | | WHEREAS, For his heroism, Jeffrey Williams was awarded the |
14 | | Bronze Star Medal,
the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation |
15 | | Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on
Terrorism |
16 | | Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army |
17 | | Service Ribbon, and
the Combat Medic Badge; and |
18 | | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Williams was killed in action while |
19 | | serving his country on September 5, 2005
in Iraq; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Williams had a deep connection to the |