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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to honor Illinois Army National |
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| Guard Lt. Colonel Theodore F. Tracy of Springfield as he |
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| returns from his tour of duty in Iraq in April of 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Theodore F. Tracy joined the Illinois Army |
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| National Guard in 1987 and passed the necessary requirements to |
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| reach the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with a specialty of |
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| Quartermaster/Logistics; he began his military career with the |
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| Illinois National Guard and was initially assigned to |
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| Beardstown; and
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| WHEREAS, After serving for twenty years in various |
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| positions within the Illinois Army National Guard, Lt. Colonel |
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| Theodore F. Tracy was mobilized and deployed to Iraq with the |
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| State's fifth rotation to support the Polish Multinational |
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| Division; the Polish Division was located in the central |
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| portion of Iraq, known as Diwaniyah, and the province next to |
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| the Iranian border, known as Al Kut; and
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| WHEREAS, While serving with the Polish Multinational |
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| Division, Lt. Colonel Theodore F. Tracy was stationed in Al |
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| Kut, Iraq and functioned as "Mayor" of Forward Operating Base |
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| (FOB) Delta; as Mayor of FOB Delta, he helped with the |
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| transition of the base from Polish to Georgian Forces and with |
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| increasing the coalition's footprint by ten fold; once the |
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| transition was complete, he transferred to Camp Echo in |
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| Diwaniyah and served as the Iraqi Security Forces Chief, where |
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| he dealt with the Iraqi Army and Police forces; and
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| WHEREAS, As the Iraqi Security Forces Chief, Lt. Colonel |
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| Theodore F. Tracy assisted in doubling the size of the Iraqi |
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| police force for the Diwaniyah Province and fostered |
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| professionalism within the organization by increasing police |
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| training and their efforts in acquiring necessary equipment to |
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| fight the local militia; during operations against extremists, |
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| he served as a liaison between the Iraqi police and the Polish |
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| Division, which helped in bringing peace and stability to the |
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| Diwaniyah Province; and
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| WHEREAS, Lt. Colonel Theodore F. Tracy was the recipient of |
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| many awards and decorations for his meritorious service, |
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| including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army |
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| Commendation Medal - 4th Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal, |
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| the Iraq Campaign Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal "M" |
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| Device; and
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| WHEREAS, Lt. Colonel Theodore F. Tracy comes from a family |
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| of distinguished military service, including his father, Lt. |
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| Colonel William L. Tracy, and his late uncle, Marine Lance |
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| Corporal Robert F. Tracy, who both served their country during |
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| World War II; his late uncle, Lieutenant Jack Tracy, also |
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| served in the United States Air Force and gave his life for his |
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| country; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| honor Illinois Army National Guard Lt. Colonel Theodore F. |
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| Tracy of Springfield as he returns from his tour of duty in |
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| Iraq and give him our best regards for the future; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Lt. Colonel Theodore F. Tracy as a symbol of our |
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| esteem and respect.
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