Full Text of HR0229 94th General Assembly
HR0229 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Joliet's Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chateau | 3 |
| Cantigny Post 367 will celebrate its 85th anniversary on April | 4 |
| 16, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) was organized | 6 |
| in 1899 and is composed of Army, Navy, and Marine veterans, all | 7 |
| of whom share a comradery and a distinct allegiance to both | 8 |
| country and each other; the objectives listed for the VFW | 9 |
| organization describe its purpose - "To preserve and strengthen | 10 |
| comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to | 11 |
| perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist | 12 |
| their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the | 13 |
| Government of the United States of America"; and
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| WHEREAS, On March 28, 1920, the VFW Chateau Cantigny Post | 15 |
| No. 367 was formed; its name was chosen by the veterans who | 16 |
| organized the post; after much discussion, and being that most | 17 |
| of the men present served with the 1st Division and saw action | 18 |
| at the Cantigny Woods, it was decided to name the post after | 19 |
| the city of Cantigny, France; the 1st Division's Headquarters | 20 |
| was in a castle, thus the Chateau, and with the approval of the | 21 |
| Mayor of Cantigny, the name became Chateau Cantigny Post; John | 22 |
| Baron served as the first commander of the post which had 38 | 23 |
| charter members; and
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| WHEREAS, The original members were
John E. Barron, Thomas | 25 |
| Barron, Albert H. Reinsch, Edward G. Reinsch, Carl H. Johnson, | 26 |
| Joseph L. Blair, Richard L. Carhart, Walter H. Schlimm, Michael | 27 |
| A. Zoran, William Reilly, Frank J. Reichmann, Martin Ryan, E. | 28 |
| Palometakis, Frank D'Arcy, Elvis Hamilton, John G. Streider, | 29 |
| Joseph W. Jones, William D. Hartley, Charles G. Benham, W.H. | 30 |
| Hinkel, H. Dunyham, Charles Klinger, Frank DeLong, Edwin A. | 31 |
| Nixon, George J. Nahas, Charles Gregory, Lilas Apgan, John W. | 32 |
| Huston, Duane Dibble, Arthur Nachinson, Fred Davis, Albert L. |
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| Gates, Harold C. Brehm, Walter H. Brehm, Ole Olson, Henry F. | 2 |
| Miller, John Wanonwiez, and Charles Sheridan; and
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| WHEREAS, The VFW Chateau Cantigny Post 367 (Post) has two | 4 |
| member factions, VFW members and the Ladies Auxiliary members, | 5 |
| who operate the kitchen and catering services; the Post | 6 |
| provides its 2,400 members and the general public with weekly | 7 |
| social functions for all ages in a spacious, comfortable, and | 8 |
| friendly atmosphere; and
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| WHEREAS, The Post's main goal and objective is helping | 10 |
| fellow veterans and their families and promoting patriotism; | 11 |
| the post presents flags to high schools and nursing homes, | 12 |
| performs military honors at funerals, honors all patriotic days | 13 |
| and participates in parades and school functions, sponsors | 14 |
| youth athletic teams, sent 1,325 packages to the troops in Iraq | 15 |
| and continues to donate to other groups that are now sending | 16 |
| packages to the troops, and donates to homeless shelters, to | 17 |
| name a few; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 |
| we congratulate Joliet's VFW Chateau Cantigny Post 367 on the | 21 |
| occasion of its 85th anniversary and we truly appreciate their | 22 |
| diligence and dedication to veterans and their community; and | 23 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 25 |
| presented to VFW Chateau Cantigny Post 367 as an expression of | 26 |
| our admiration and esteem.
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