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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, WHEREAS, Operation Hero Miles donates free |
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| round-trip tickets to military families in need; and
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| WHEREAS, Fisher House, a non-profit foundation, |
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| administers the Operation Hero Miles program and has provided |
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| more than 7,500 airline tickets worth more than 10 million |
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| dollars; and
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| WHEREAS, Thousands of Illinois servicemen and servicewomen |
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| are currently on active duty around the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Family members of injured servicemen and |
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| servicewomen often need to fly at short notice to be at their |
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| injured relatives' bedside; and
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| WHEREAS, Participants in most frequent flyer programs can |
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| donate miles to Operation Hero Miles; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois State employees earn frequent flyer |
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| miles that can be donated to Operation Hero Miles; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |