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SJR0061 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to truly great individuals who | ||||||
| 4 | have served our country and, in doing so, have made the | ||||||
| 5 | ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, | ||||||
| 7 | the son of Bill and Lynne Laue Donaldson, was born in Effingham | ||||||
| 8 | on May 17, 1977; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, CW2 Donaldson graduated from Effingham High | ||||||
| 10 | School in 1995; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, CW2 Donaldson enlisted in the U.S. Army on | ||||||
| 12 | September 12, 1997, becoming a pilot and rising to the rank of | ||||||
| 13 | chief warrant officer 2; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, CW2 Donaldson completed tours in Korea and | ||||||
| 15 | Germany before serving with the 10th Mountain Division during | ||||||
| 16 | Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2006; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, CW2 Donaldson was killed in a helicopter crash | ||||||
| 18 | while on a rescue mission in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan | ||||||
| 19 | on May 5, 2006; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, CW2 Donaldson was awarded the Bronze Star, the | ||||||
| 2 | Air Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the | ||||||
| 3 | Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, the | ||||||
| 4 | NATO Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, the Army Good | ||||||
| 5 | Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the | ||||||
| 6 | Noncommissioned Officer's Professional Development Ribbon, the | ||||||
| 7 | Army Service Ribbon, two Overseas Service Ribbons, the Expert | ||||||
| 8 | Marksmanship Qualification Badge for grenade, and the | ||||||
| 9 | Sharpshooter Badge for rifle; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
| 12 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the | ||||||
| 13 | Fourth Street Interstates 57 and 70 Overpass in Effingham as | ||||||
| 14 | the "Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Donaldson Memorial | ||||||
| 15 | Overpass"; and be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 17 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 18 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 19 | giving notice of the name "Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher | ||||||
| 20 | Donaldson Memorial Overpass"; and be it further | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of CW2 Donaldson, the Mayor of | ||||||
| 23 | Effingham, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
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