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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are |
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| pleased to congratulate the Navy Junior ROTC Rifle Team of Zion |
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| Benton Township High School on winning first place at the 2004 |
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| Secretary of the Navy National Championships at Fort Benning, |
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| Georgia, and placing third at the All-Service national |
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| competition; and
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| WHEREAS, The team competed against 582 Navy JROTC teams; |
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| the first place win qualified the team to compete at the |
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| All-Service competition which adds the Army and Marine ROTC |
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| units; with a total of 1,200 teams with 6,000 shooters |
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| competing, the Navy Junior ROTC Rifle Team of Zion Benton |
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| Township High School placed third, the highest a Navy team has |
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| ever finished in the history of the competition; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the team are David Ferger, Chad |
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| Loesch, Justin Myers, John Pitts, and Eric Poulsen; the coach |
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| of the team is Master Chief Dan Hackstein; and
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| WHEREAS, Cadet Eric Poulsen was one of the top 8 shooters |
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| and qualified for finals; he placed third overall; and
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| WHEREAS, At the Illinois State National Rifle Association |
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| Team Junior Olympic tryouts, Eric Poulsen, David Ferger, and |
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| Jon Pitts qualified to represent the State of Illinois at the |
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| World Championship match in July in Idaho; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Navy Junior ROTC Rifle Team of Zion Benton |
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| Township High School on winning first place at the 2004 |
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| Secretary of the Navy National Championships and on placing |
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| third at the All-Service competition; and be it further
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