Full Text of HR0590 095th General Assembly
HR0590 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Richard S. Eilert is a native son | 3 |
| of Illinois and a life long resident of Lake Zurich; and
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| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Eilert followed his grandfather | 5 |
| and father into the service of his country by enlisting in the | 6 |
| United States Marine Corps and serving with the storied 1st | 7 |
| Marine Division, 1st Marines; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon completion of training in 2005, Lance | 9 |
| Corporal Eilert was deployed on the USS Bonhomme Richard, the | 10 |
| flagship of Expeditionary Strike Group 5, a combined armada | 11 |
| comprised of Navy ships and a submarine, the 15th Marine | 12 |
| Expeditionary Unit, and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter; and
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| WHEREAS, While serving with the 15th Marine Expeditionary | 14 |
| Unit, Lance Corporal Eilert participated in "Operation Unified | 15 |
| Assurance" which brought immediate aide to Sumatra after the | 16 |
| December 26, 2005 tsunami had devastated the island nation; the | 17 |
| Task Force brought food, water, medical supplies, and doctors | 18 |
| within days of the disaster; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, In March 2006, Lance Corporal Eilert was deployed | 20 |
| to Iraq, Babil Province, south of Baghdad, where he | 21 |
| participated in "Operation Iraqi Freedom"; and |
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| WHEREAS, During this time he and his mates were called upon | 2 |
| to perform combat patrols and sweeps for weapons caches and | 3 |
| fight the insurgency; in 2006, Lance Corporal Eilert and his | 4 |
| fellow Marines returned again to Iraq to fight in the Al Anbar | 5 |
| province, distinguishing themselves during combat operations | 6 |
| near Fallujah and Karmah; during this time The Leathernecks of | 7 |
| the 1st Battalion, 1st Marines upheld the great fighting | 8 |
| traditions of the Marines; and
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| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Eilert has served with distinction | 10 |
| while serving in the Marine Corps, earning the Combat Action | 11 |
| Ribbon, Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War | 12 |
| on Terrorism Service Medal, Navy Meritorious Unit | 13 |
| Commendation, Humanitarian Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, | 14 |
| Sea Service
Deployment with star, and the National Defense | 15 |
| Service Medal; and
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| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Eilert is preparing to deploy a | 17 |
| third time to Iraq, Anbar Province, to uphold the finest | 18 |
| traditions of the United States Marine Corps; by his service he | 19 |
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honor to this nation, the State of Illinois, and to | 20 |
| the community of Lake Zurich; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| thank Lance Corporal Eilert for his willingness to serve his | 2 |
| country, and wish him continued success as he deploys to Iraq; | 3 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to Lance Corporal Richard S. Eilert as a symbol of | 6 |
| our respect and admiration.
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