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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the Chicago
4 Southeast Side Vietnam Veterans on the occasion of their 20th
5 anniversary on Saturday, October 14, 2006; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Chicago Southeast Side Vietnam Veterans was
7 founded on September 8, 1986, by Ron Guranovich and Tim
8 Jakubowski with a mission to assist and promote the welfare and
9 well being of disabled and needy war veterans and their
10 dependents and the widows and orphans of deceased veterans; the
11 group is now led by President George Muszynski; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Over the years, the Chicago Southeast Side Vietnam
13 Veterans have taken numerous steps to further their goals such
14 as holding fundraisers to benefit hospitalized vets, providing
15 job assistance, supporting local community groups with
16 financial assistance, and working to free American servicemen
17 held captive in Southeast Asia; and
 
18     WHEREAS, They have also devoted much of their time to
19 honoring those who had fought in Vietnam; they were
20 instrumental in the development of the Our Lady of Guadalupe
21 memorial which recognizes the twelve parishioners who lost
22 their lives while serving in Vietnam; they played a major role
23 in the creation and subsequent restoration of the mural at the
24 Our Lady of Guadalupe memorial which memorializes the solders
25 with portraits; and
 
26     WHEREAS, Members of the Chicago Southeast Side Vietnam
27 Veterans will celebrate twenty years of coming to the aid and
28 assistance of their fellow soldiers; therefore, be it
 
29     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1 we recognize the twentieth anniversary of Chicago Southeast
2 Vietnam Veterans on October 14, 2006; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the Chicago Southeast Side Vietnam Veterans as an
5 expression of our esteem and gratitude.