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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Red River Queen, the F-105 fighter-bomber |
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| flown by the late U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Pachura, a |
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| Clinton County native, will be permanently displayed in |
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| Centralia as a tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War; |
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| a dedication ceremony for the bomber will be held on Saturday, |
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| April 29, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, The plane was assigned to Lt. Col. Pachura during |
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| the Vietnam War, when he flew 129 bombing missions over North |
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| Vietnam in 1968; after the war, the plane was assigned |
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| temporarily to the Kansas National Guard before landing at |
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| Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, where the plane |
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| has been used for security training for years; and
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| WHEREAS, The F-105 will sit in a prominent location along |
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| IL Route 161, which skirts Fairview Park in Centralia; it joins |
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| a T-33 Shooting Star, also flown by Lt. Col. Pachura, which was |
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| placed in Fairview Park almost 40 years ago; and
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| WHEREAS, A military parade honoring local veterans will |
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| precede the dedication Ceremony in Fairview Park on the west |
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| side of Centralia; and
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| WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Pachura had two Distinguished Flying |
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| Cross awards and passed away on November 8, 2002; much of his |
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| family will be present for the dedication ceremony; therefore, |
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| 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 recognize the dedication of the Red River Queen, a plane |
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| that truly will stand as a tribute to those like Lt. Col. Bill |
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| Pachura, who valiantly fought for our country during the |
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| Vietnam War; and be it further
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