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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois recognize the Junior Reserve Officers' |
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| Training Corps (JROTC) at Mattoon High School; and
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| WHEREAS, The JROTC program has been in existence since 1935 |
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| and the Corps of Cadets has earned great honor for the program, |
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| the Mattoon High School, and the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Students learn important lessons in teamwork, |
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| discipline, and leadership through the JROTC program; and
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| WHEREAS, The main emphasis of "community support" sets the |
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| tone for the activities during the year; a typical year for the |
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| JROTC program consists of the drill and rifle teams competing |
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| in 22 events to include regional and national level |
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| competition; participation in 21 parades, reviews, drill team |
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| demonstrations, visits to significant points of interest, and |
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| adventure training; an annual formal military ball; the color |
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| guard conducting 36 events in support of Corps and community |
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| activities; support for 24 school events; participation in 12 |
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| community support events, which include the VFW Poppy Day, |
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| Cancer Society car wash, Shriner's paper drive, Mattoon |
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| Clean-Up, Meals for the Needy, Lik-Nu Charity Sale, placing of |
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| flags on veterans' graves for Veterans Day, and funeral |
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| details; 14 cadets participating in JROTC summer camp; and |
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| participation in at least one major community service project; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The JROTC program is currently managed by LTC Ron |
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| Yelk and SFC Todd Stokes; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we commend the Mattoon High School JROTC program and recognize |