Full Text of HR0261 96th General Assembly
HR0261 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | 4 |
| States Army Sergeant Robert M. Weinger of Round Lake Beach, who | 5 |
| gave his life to his country in Jalabad, Afghanistan on March | 6 |
| 15, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on December 22, 1984; he enlisted in | 8 |
| the Illinois Army National Guard in January of 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Round Lake Beach High School in | 10 |
| 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, He enlisted with 1st Battalion,178th Infantry | 12 |
| Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Woodstock; | 13 |
| Sergeant Weinger had been deployed in Iraq for two years for | 14 |
| Operation Iraqi Freedom and was one of the soldiers chosen to | 15 |
| guard Saddam Hussein; after returning from Iraq, he volunteered | 16 |
| to deploy with an infantry unit to Afghanistan for Operation | 17 |
| Enduring Freedom; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his unit were in Afghanistan helping train | 19 |
| local police and the Afghan army; he was promoted posthumously | 20 |
| from specialist to sergeant; and
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| WHEREAS, He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and | 2 |
| Combat Infantry Badge during his years of service; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Robert Weinger is survived by his father and | 4 |
| mother, Howard and Susan; and his brother, Paul; therefore, be | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United | 9 |
| States Army Sergeant Robert Weinger; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Robert M. | 11 |
| Weinger and his willingness to serve his country, which led to | 12 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Sergeant Robert Weinger as a symbol | 15 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
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