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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alexander Bailey Crackel |
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| of England was killed in action February 24, 2005, along the |
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| Iraq/Kuwait border, when a bomb exploded near his truck; and
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| WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Crackel considered the Army a great |
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| challenge and a chance to gain another family; he had the |
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| military in his blood, with several members of his family |
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| having served in the military, including his father and |
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| brother; and
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| WHEREAS, He had spent several years in England and |
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| graduated from the equivalent of high school across the ocean; |
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| in 1998, he decided to join the Army and become a career Army |
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| man; and
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| WHEREAS, He had received the Meritorious Service Medal, |
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| Army Good Conduct Medal (3rd Award), National Defense Service |
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| Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War |
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| on Terrorism Service Medal, Professional Development Ribbon, |
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| Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and Weapons |
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| Qualification Badge (M16a2-Expert); and
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| WHEREAS, He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart |
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| Medal, Combat Infantryman's Badge, and the Bronze Star Medal; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He will be remembered as a quiet man who had a |
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| great sense of humor and was always cracking jokes; and
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| WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife and 7-year-old daughter |
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| in England; his father, Clinton E. Crackel of North Aurora; his |
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| mother in England, and his brother, James; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |