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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Army Captain John |
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| Tipton of Granite City in an explosion during combat in the Al |
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| Anbar Province in Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Tipton grew up in Granite City and |
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| attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, where |
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| he met his wife, Susie; he graduated from SIUE and ROTC in 1995 |
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| as a distinguished military graduate with a degree in business; |
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| while in the Army, he earned commendations including a Purple |
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| Heart, and the Army Commendation Medal; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Tipton was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas |
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| with his family; he was commander of Headquarters and |
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| Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st |
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| Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley; and
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| WHEREAS, He commanded 352 troops deployed to Iraq; the |
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| mechanized division is made up of Bradley armored fighting |
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| vehicles and is deployed to the front lines, where the division |
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| generally transports infantry to the battlefield, provides |
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| fire cover to ground troops, and suppresses enemy tanks and |
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| fighting vehicles; he was a veteran of Desert Storm and always |
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| worked to make his troops as comfortable as possible in the |
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| desert; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Tipton will be remembered as a loving |
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| husband, great father, and loyal friend; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Captain John Tipton will be deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Susie; his children, Austin |
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| and Kaitlyn; and his sister-in-law, Laura DeLuca; therefore, be |
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| it
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