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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Sgt. Eric J. Weber of
4 Rockford for his service to his community and his country; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber was born in Sterling on November
6 6, 1977; he is the oldest son of Dennis and Janice Weber; he
7 moved to Poplar Grove in 1987; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber is a graduate of North Boone High
9 School; during high school he participated in football,
10 basketball, baseball, track, and chess; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber has served his country with pride
12 and distinction as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves; after
13 enlisting on September 17, 1999, he attended boot camp at Camp
14 Pendleton in California, where he graduated as Squad Leader;
15 after basic training, he attended Marine Combat Training, where
16 he graduated as the guide for his platoon; he then graduated
17 eighth in his class from the Basic Intelligence Specialist
18 Course at the Marine Intelligence Training Center in Dam Neck,
19 Virginia; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber was first assigned to the 2nd
21 Battalion, 24th Marines of the 4th Marine Division,

 

 

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1 Headquarters Company, where he served as a drilling reservist;
2 he was first deployed to Iraq on September 14, 2004 to focus on
3 eliminating the threat and assist in the first Iraqi election,
4 where he remained until his return to Illinois on March 30,
5 2005; he then re-enlisted and became part of the Intelligence
6 Support Battalion (ISB), Intelligence Production Team (IPT)-2;
7 he was then re-deployed to Iraq on September 14, 2008, acting
8 as the Economic and Political Intelligence Cell Liaison for
9 Regimental Combat Team 5, Regimental Combat Team 8, and ePRT;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber has been the recipient of numerous
12 ribbons and medals for his service, including the Combat Action
13 Ribbon, two Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medals, the Global
14 War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on
15 Terrorism Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, two Sea
16 Service Deployment Ribbons, the National Defense Service
17 Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, a Navy Unit
18 Commendation, the Meritorious Mast, the Armed Forces Reserve
19 Medal, and a Certificate of Appreciation; he was also
20 designated as Marine of the Quarter; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber is an active member in his
22 community; he is a member of the Jaycees, having held the
23 positions of Treasurer, Secretary, State Director, Sergeant of
24 Arms, and President of the Belvidere chapter, as well as the

 

 

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1 treasurer for the North West Region; he is a second degree
2 Mason; he is also a member of the Rockford Realtors
3 Association, the Home Builders Association, and was a member of
4 the Citizens Corp for Belvidere in 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber currently lives in Rockford; he is
6 employed with Associated Bank as a residential loan officer;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, Sgt. Eric Weber serves as a model of hard work,
9 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
10 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 honor Sgt. Eric J. Weber for his service to his community and
14 his country; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to Sgt. Eric Weber as a symbol of our esteem and
17 respect.