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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  wish  to recognize Nick Norris of Beverly on
 4    rising above his classmates for a position that requires  the
 5    best  in  physical  strength,  mental  sharpness,  and  moral
 6    fortitude; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Nick  Norris, the son of Carol and Herb Norris,
 8    was one of the 16 candidates to enlist in a training/entrance
 9    exam  program  for  the  SEAL  program,   the   Navy's   most
10    prestigious   special-operations   group;  he  will  move  to
11    California this summer to undergo training; and

12        WHEREAS, Testing for these 16 academy allocations  begins
13    with  a  field  of  about  400  midshipmen; the field is then
14    narrowed to about 50 midshipmen, then  they  are  invited  to
15    Coronado, California for in-depth workouts; from this, the 16
16    academy  slots  are  chosen;  at Coronado, Nick Norris placed
17    first in the obstacle course, which is one of the largest  in
18    the armed services; and

19        WHEREAS, Nick now attends the United States Naval Academy
20    in  Annapolis,  Maryland;  for  two  years  he  played on the
21    academy's rugby team, and during the summer  he  entered  and
22    graduated  from  the Navy's underwater dive and jump schools;
23    and

24        WHEREAS, Nick will receive his commission in May, and  he
25    will   report   for  training  on  June  14;  he  will  spend
26    approximately one to one-and-a-half years in various training
27    regiments before being assigned to a platoon;  therefore,  be
28    it

29        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
30    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
31    we  congratulate Nick Norris on being chosen as one of the 16
 
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 1    candidates to enlist in the training/entrance  exam  for  the
 2    SEAL  program  and wish him well in all his future endeavors;
 3    and be it further

 4        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 5    presented to Nick Norris with our respect and esteem.