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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Corporal Brad Seegert of Crystal Lake, serving in
3 the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Division of the U.S. Marine
4 Corps, was seriously injured when his vehicle struck tank mines
5 on October 31, 2004, in the Al Anbar province of Iraq; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Corporal Seegert, a 1997 graduate of Crystal Lake
7 Central High School, joined the Marines in November of 2001;
8 and
 
9     WHEREAS, He first suffered injuries in March of 2003 in an
10 ambush during Operation Iraqi Freedom; he underwent skin-graft
11 surgery and received a Purple Heart; he returned to active duty
12 in May of 2003 and his unit left for Iraq in late summer; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Corporal Seegert's extraordinary sacrifice will
14 be remembered by us all; our prayers are with him as he
15 recovers from his injuries; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Corporal Seegert's parents, Karen and Bill
17 Seegert, and his fiancee, Erin Hargraves, are with him at this
18 time; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 honor Corporal Brad Seegert for his valor and devotion to duty
22 and we wish him a speedy recovery; and be it further
 
23     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
24 presented to Corporal Brad Seegert as an expression of our
25 respect and esteem.