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HR0868
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, U.S. troops who served in Honduras from 1981 to
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1992 earned 47 Purple Hearts, 2 POW Medals, and 4 Air Medals;
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and

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WHEREAS, U.S. troops served as advisors to the Honduran
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military and provided training and other exercises to
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strengthen the Honduran military to resist and deter
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Nicaraguan aggression; and

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WHEREAS, Despite these feats, President Clinton and
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Congress awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal in 1996
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to veterans who served in El Salvador from 1981 to 1992, but
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they did not award the same honors to the veterans who served
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in Honduras; and

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WHEREAS, The efforts of these veterans should not remain
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undervalued, as their efforts and sacrifices were as crucial
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to preventing the spread of communism in Central America as
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those in El Salvador; and

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WHEREAS, The service of the veterans in Honduras is
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certainly befitting of an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, as
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U.S. troops were injured and some lost their lives due to
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terrorist activity and otherwise hazardous events that

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occurred in Honduras; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we urge the United States Congress to award the Armed Forces
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Expeditionary Medal to the U.S. veterans who were in Honduras
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from 1981 to 1992 for their service and sacrifices; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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delivered to the United States Senate Majority Leader, the
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and all
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members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.

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