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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Dan Foot of the United States Marine |
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| Corps was born on March 28, 1983 and has lived in Elmhurst, |
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| Ill. since 1989; he is a student pursuing a degree in business |
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| finance at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio; and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Foot is a member of Lima Company, Third |
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| Battalion, 25th Marines, based in Columbus, Ohio, a unit that |
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| has fought many front-line battles; and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Foot joined the Marine Corps Reserve in |
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| the spring of 2002 after talking to Marines shortly after the |
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| September 11 terrorist attacks; he arrived for duty in Iraq on |
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| March 3, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Foot was awarded the Purple Heart, as |
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| well as two additional star decorations to be worn on the medal |
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| to symbolize injuries he sustained on 3 different occasions |
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| while in combat; he was among the Marines honored by Vice |
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| President Dick Cheney on October 4, 2005 at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Foot is registered in the Marine Corps |
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| Reserves until 2010; although he is not expected to return to |
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| combat, if then necessary, for at least 2 years, his orders are |
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| subject to change; and
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| WHEREAS, Family members describe Corporal Foot as |
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| "on-task", goal-oriented, considerate, and having strong |
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| faith; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we honor Corporal Dan Foot of the U.S. Marine Corps for his |
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| distinguished and continuing service to his county; and be it |