HR0261

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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United 
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States Army Sergeant Robert M. Weinger of Round Lake Beach, who 
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gave his life to his country in Jalabad, Afghanistan on March 
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15, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on December 22, 1984; he enlisted in 
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the Illinois Army National Guard in January of 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He graduated from Round Lake Beach High School in 
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2002; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He enlisted with 1st Battalion,178th Infantry 
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Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Woodstock; 
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Sergeant Weinger had been deployed in Iraq for two years for 
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Operation Iraqi Freedom and was one of the soldiers chosen to 
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guard Saddam Hussein; after returning from Iraq, he volunteered 
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to deploy with an infantry unit to Afghanistan for Operation 
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Enduring Freedom; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He and his unit were in Afghanistan helping train 
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local police and the Afghan army; he was promoted posthumously 
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from specialist to sergeant; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and 
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Combat Infantry Badge during his years of service; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Weinger is survived by his father and 
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mother, Howard and Susan; and his brother, Paul; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United 
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States Army Sergeant Robert Weinger; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Robert M. 
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Weinger and his willingness to serve his country, which led to 
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him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Sergeant Robert Weinger as a symbol 
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of our sincere sympathy.