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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize Command Sergeant Major Dena
4D. Ballowe for her military service; and
 
5    WHEREAS, CSM Ballowe was selected as the Senior Enlisted
6Leader for the Illinois National Guard on July 1, 2019; she
7advises the Adjutant General on the training, management, and
8well-being of the Illinois National Guard's 13,000 Soldiers
9and Airmen; and
 
10    WHEREAS, CSM Ballowe enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1991 as a
11Material Control and Accounting Specialist; she attended basic
12training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and advanced
13individual training at Fort Lee, Virginia; she was deployed to
14Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007 and to
15Kuwait in 2014 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and
 
16    WHEREAS, CSM Ballowe has held multiple leadership
17positions throughout her career; she was selected to be the
18Command Sergeant Major for the 232nd Combat Service Support
19Battalion in 2016; most recently, she was selected as the
20Command Sergeant Major for the 6th Battalion, 54th Security
21Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB) at the Rock Island Arsenal;
22and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, CSM Ballowe's awards and decorations include the
2Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army
3Commendation Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement
4Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Good Conduct Medal,the
5Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (1 Silver Oak Leaf
6Cluster), the National Defense Service Medal (1 Service Star),
7the Humanitarian Service Medal (1 Service Star), the Global
8War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal
9(M Device and Numeral 2), the Meritorious Unit Citation Medal
102nd, the NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 4), the
11Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 4),
12the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Army Reserve Component Overseas
13Training Ribbon (Numeral 5), the Drivers/Mechanic Badge, and
14numerous awards and decorations from the Illinois National
15Guard; and
 
16    WHEREAS, CSM Ballowe's professional education includes an
17associate's degree of science in real estate management from
18the American Military University in Charles Town, West
19Virginia; she graduated from multiple military courses,
20including the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, the
21Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, the Basic
22Noncommissioned Officer Course, and the Primary Leadership
23Development Course; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we wish to recognize Command Sergeant Major Dena D. Ballowe
4for her service, and we wish her the best in all her future
5endeavors; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to CSM Ballowe as a symbol of our respect and esteem.