Full Text of HR0973 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, More than 500,000 American men and women, wearing | 3 | | the uniforms of the United States armed forces, have paid the | 4 | | supreme sacrifice while in the service of their country; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, After the conclusion of the American Civil War, | 6 | | the 2 sides in the conflict, North and South together, joined | 7 | | hands to create a national sacred day of remembrance in honor | 8 | | of those who had fallen; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Through the organizational work of General John A. | 10 | | Logan, born in Murphysboro, Memorial Day became an official | 11 | | United States holiday, observed annually on the 4th Monday in | 12 | | May; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Almost every American family and almost every | 14 | | family in Illinois bears upon the rolls of its heart the name | 15 | | or names of one or more military service members bearing our | 16 | | own names who have fallen for America in war and in combat; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, American men and women continue to serve | 18 | | in uniform in active combat zones around the world, especially, | 19 | | but not limited to, the Global War on Terror in numerous | 20 | | countries, including Afghanistan; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The supreme sacrifice continues to be made by | 2 | | patriotic Americans of all 50 states, including Illinois, who | 3 | | give their lives for the freedom and future of their fellow | 4 | | Americans; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In grateful recognition of these sacrifices, on | 6 | | Memorial Day the people of Illinois gather in places of | 7 | | religious worship, town squares, and places of burial | 8 | | throughout our State to remember and honor the fallen; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of these gatherings, most | 10 | | employers and supervisors throughout Illinois grant their | 11 | | employees and contractors an annual day of remembrance each | 12 | | Memorial Day to enable these individuals to join their families | 13 | | and take part in the annual sacred duty of this day; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Despite this sacred custom, the current schedule | 15 | | of the Illinois House of Representatives calls for us to | 16 | | conduct secular business on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016, when we | 17 | | ought to be home with our families and our communities, | 18 | | reaffirming the sacred bonds that tie us together as Americans; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 | | urge the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives to |
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| 1 | | recess the House for the duration of Memorial Day, May 30, | 2 | | 2016, and not to call us back into session until the completion | 3 | | of this day of American remembrance and the completion of the | 4 | | sacred duties of this day; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the Speaker of the Illinois House of | 7 | | Representatives.
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