Full Text of HJR0005 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 5
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is appropriate to remember the many sacrifices | 3 | | and contributions to the cause of freedom made by the | 4 | | outstanding men and women who served in the United States | 5 | | Armed Forces; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Nathan E. Carlson was born in Rockford; | 7 | | he graduated from Harlem High School in 2019, where he was | 8 | | captain of the swim team; upon graduation, he enlisted in the | 9 | | U.S. Marine Corps and attended boot camp at Marine Corps | 10 | | Recruit Depot San Diego; he graduated from boot camp in August | 11 | | 2019 and officially earned the title of Marine; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, CPL Carlson then reported to the School of | 13 | | Infantry in Camp Pendleton, California, where he attended | 14 | | Marine Combat Training (MCT); and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Upon completing MCT, CPL Carlson attended Naval | 16 | | Aircrew candidate School in Pensacola, Florida, where he | 17 | | received water survival training; in January 2020, he reported | 18 | | to the Center of Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) at | 19 | | Marine Corps Air Station New River, where he learned the basic | 20 | | technical skills of a MV-22B mechanic; upon graduating CNATT, | 21 | | he attended Marine Air Group 26 (MAG-26) for initial crew | 22 | | chief training on the MV-22B at Marine Medium Tiltrotor |
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| 1 | | Training Squadron 204; on September 11, 2020, he was winged | 2 | | and officially became a Naval Aircrewman; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, In September 2020, CPL Carlson then reported to | 4 | | MAG-39, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 (VMM-364), where, | 5 | | in the course of his duties, he was promoted to the rank of | 6 | | corporal and served as a leader in the Flight Line Division as | 7 | | a Basic Instructor Crew Chief and Plane Captain; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, In October 2020, CPL Carlson participated in | 9 | | Service Level Training Exercise 21-1; in April 2021, he was | 10 | | deployed with the squadron to Special Purpose Marine Air | 11 | | Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command based | 12 | | out of Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait and Prince Sultan Air Base, | 13 | | Saudi Arabia; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Upon returning from deployment, CPL Carlson | 15 | | married the love of his life, Emily Baxter; subsequently, he | 16 | | trained to become a Low Altitude Tactics instructor, Night | 17 | | Systems instructor, Tail Gunnery Instructor, and Collateral | 18 | | Duty Inspector; he amassed over 500 total flight hours and | 19 | | over 70 combat hours while at VMM-364; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, CPL Carlson was killed in the line of duty during | 21 | | a military training exercise on June 8, 2022; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, CPL Carlson is survived by his wife, Emily | 2 | | Baxter-Carlson; his parents, Karrie and Eric Carlson; his | 3 | | sisters, Casey and Mylee Carlson; and many close family and | 4 | | friends; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, CPL Carlson will forever be remembered as a | 6 | | loving husband, son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and | 7 | | friend; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 10 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | 11 | | Illinois Route 173 from its intersection with Illinois Route | 12 | | 251 to Interstate 90 as the "CPL Nathan E. Carlson Memorial | 13 | | Highway"; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 15 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 16 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 17 | | giving notice of the name of "CPL Nathan E. Carlson Memorial | 18 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of CPL Carlson, the Secretary of | 21 | | Transportation, the Principal of Harlem High School, the | 22 | | Village President of Machesney Park, and the Mayor of Loves |
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