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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | ||||||
| 3 | their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sergeant | ||||||
| 4 | Jason C. Denfrund, who died on Christmas Day, 2006, defending | ||||||
| 5 | our country in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Denfrund was assigned to the 10th | ||||||
| 7 | Mountain Division (Light Infantry) in Fort Drum, New York; he | ||||||
| 8 | was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, "Golden Dragons", | ||||||
| 9 | 14th Infantry Regiment in Iraq; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Jason Denfrund grew up in Cattaraugus, New York, | ||||||
| 11 | where he played football and was Captain of the Cattaraugus | ||||||
| 12 | Central High School football team in 1999; he also attended | ||||||
| 13 | SUNY Brockport, where he also played football; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Jason Denfrund enlisted in the United States Army | ||||||
| 15 | in June of 2001; he completed basic and advanced training at | ||||||
| 16 | Fort Benning, Georgia; his first duty assignment was in the 2nd | ||||||
| 17 | Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade at Rose Barracks in Vilseck, | ||||||
| 18 | Germany; in December of 2003 he was reassigned to Fort Drum; | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Denfrund was previously deployed to the | ||||||
| 21 | Balkans and was on his third tour of duty to Iraq; he received | ||||||
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| 1 | the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army | ||||||
| 2 | Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National | ||||||
| 3 | Defense Service Medal, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, the Iraq | ||||||
| 4 | Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the | ||||||
| 5 | Army Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Combat Infantryman | ||||||
| 6 | Badge, the Expert Infantry Badge, and the Driver Badge; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Jason C. Denfrund is survived by his | ||||||
| 8 | wife, Melissa (Sanzone); his daughter, Chloe; and his son, | ||||||
| 9 | Jayden; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn this brave | ||||||
| 12 | soldier, proud father, and loving husband and extend to the | ||||||
| 13 | family and friends of Sergeant Jason C. Denfrund our sincere | ||||||
| 14 | sympathies at this time; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Jason C. | ||||||
| 16 | Denfrund and his willingness to serve his country, which led to | ||||||
| 17 | him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Sergeant Jason C. Denfrund as a | ||||||
| 20 | symbol of our respect for his dedication to our country.
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