Full Text of SR0783 096th General Assembly
SR0783 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and raged | 3 |
| for three bloody years; one and a half million United States | 4 |
| soldiers, including thousands from Illinois, answered the call | 5 |
| to arms during the war; and
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| WHEREAS, 54,246 United States citizens, including 1,754 | 7 |
| Illinois residents, lost their lives while fighting in Korea; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, A total of 103,284 United States soldiers were | 10 |
| wounded during the fighting in Korea, 7,140 taken prisoner, and | 11 |
| 8,177 were listed as missing in action; and
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| WHEREAS, A total of 131 Medals of Honor were received for | 13 |
| exceptional bravery and courage by United States soldiers | 14 |
| fighting in Korea, 93 posthumously, including eight Medals of | 15 |
| Honor received by soldiers from Illinois, six posthumously; and
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| WHEREAS, The service and sacrifice of United States | 17 |
| soldiers during the Korean War is equal to the service and | 18 |
| sacrifice of United States soldiers in any of our nation's wars | 19 |
| throughout our history; and
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| WHEREAS, The number of living Korean War veterans continues |
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| to dwindle each year, depriving those deceased warriors the | 2 |
| opportunity to share their experiences and to accept the thanks | 3 |
| for their service from a grateful nation; and
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| WHEREAS, The Korean War is often referred to as "The | 5 |
| Forgotten War" because it fell between the conclusion of World | 6 |
| War II and the beginning of the Vietnam War, and because the | 7 |
| shaky truce that ended open hostilities in 1953 left the | 8 |
| conflict without official closure; and
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| WHEREAS, The 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean | 10 |
| War occurs on June 25, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is commemorating the 60th | 12 |
| anniversary of the Korean War by supplying information each | 13 |
| month about the State's involvement in the conflict, starting | 14 |
| in June 2010 and running through July 2013, to the State's | 15 |
| newspapers, radio and TV stations; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, the | 17 |
| Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, the Illinois Korean | 18 |
| Memorial Association, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential | 19 |
| Library and Museum are sponsoring "Illinois Remembers the | 20 |
| Forgotten War" along with media partners the Illinois Press | 21 |
| Association and the Illinois Broadcasters Association, to | 22 |
| ensure that "The Forgotten War" is forgotten no more in |
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| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate June 25, | 4 |
| 2010 to be Korean War Remembrance Day in the State of Illinois, | 5 |
| and hereby encourage all Illinois residents to remember and | 6 |
| appreciate the brave men and women who served honorably and | 7 |
| paid the ultimate price defending our freedom during the Korean | 8 |
| War, to ensure that this generation, and those to follow, never | 9 |
| forget these heroes and the values for which they fought.
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