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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Corporal Dan Foot of the United States Marine
3 Corps was born on March 28, 1983 and has lived in Elmhurst,
4 Ill. since 1989; he is a student pursuing a degree in business
5 finance at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Corporal Foot is a member of Lima Company, Third
7 Battalion, 25th Marines, based in Columbus, Ohio, a unit that
8 has fought many front-line battles; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Corporal Foot joined the Marine Corps Reserve in
10 the spring of 2002 after talking to Marines shortly after the
11 September 11 terrorist attacks; he arrived for duty in Iraq on
12 March 3, 2005; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Corporal Foot was awarded the Purple Heart, as
14 well as two additional star decorations to be worn on the medal
15 to symbolize injuries he sustained on 3 different occasions
16 while in combat; he was among the Marines honored by Vice
17 President Dick Cheney on October 4, 2005 at Camp Lejeune, N.C.;
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, Corporal Foot is registered in the Marine Corps
20 Reserves until 2010; although he is not expected to return to
21 combat, if then necessary, for at least 2 years, his orders are
22 subject to change; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Family members describe Corporal Foot as
24 "on-task", goal-oriented, considerate, and having strong
25 faith; therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we honor Corporal Dan Foot of the U.S. Marine Corps for his
29 distinguished and continuing service to his county; and be it

 

 

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2     RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
3 Corporal Dan Foot as a token of our esteem.