HR0745 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3		Representatives are pleased to honor Colonel Damon T. Arnold
4		for his service to our nation and for his ongoing commitment to
5		improving the health of the people of the United States; and
6		WHEREAS, Colonel Damon Arnold obtained his undergraduate
7		degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and his M.D.
8		and M.P.H. Degrees from the University of Illinois in Chicago;
9		he completed his residency in internal medicine at Cook County
10		Hospital, followed by a residency in occupational medicine; he
11		also completed formal training in holistic medicine for
12		therapeutic massage therapy and acupuncture; and
13		WHEREAS, Colonel Damon Arnold serves as the Director of the
14		Public Health Graduate Program at Chicago State University; he
15		also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of
16		Illinois College of Medicine and the School of Public Health;
17		and
18		WHEREAS, Colonel Damon Arnold was appointed as the 16th
19		Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health on October
20		1, 2007; during his tenure as Director, he brought millions of
21		dollars to the State of Illinois and was very active on the
22		local, state, and federal levels; and

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1		WHEREAS, For 26 years, Colonel Damon Arnold served in the
2		Army National Guard as the Commander of the Joint Medical
3		Command and State Surgeon General for 26 years; he completed 17
4		overseas missions in locations such as Africa, Central America,
5		South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; he functioned
6		as a mechanized infantry Combat Medic as well as a qualified
7		Flight Surgeon on over 80 field operations in Iraq and Kuwait;
8		and
9		WHEREAS, Colonel Damon Arnold was awarded the Military
10		Legion of Merit Medal from President Barack Obama for his
11		achievements; he was also awarded 3 Army Commendation Medals
12		for his war-time deployments to Iraq and Kuwait, where he
13		served as the Officer in Charge of battlefield medical
14		operations; he was also the recipient of 2 National Defense
15		Service Medals and numerous battlefield awards; and
16		WHEREAS, Colonel Damon Arnold serves as a member of the
17		Harvard University L.A.M.P.S. Committee, the Institute of
18		Medicine in Washington, D.C., the Association of State and
19		Territorial Health Officials, and many federal-based
20		organizations; he has published many articles and contributed
21		to numerous publications over the years; therefore, be it
22		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

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1		NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2		we honor Colonel Damon T. Arnold for his service to our nation
3		and for his ongoing commitment to improving the health of the
4		people of the United States and wish him continued success and
5		happiness in the future; and be it further
6		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7		presented to Colonel Damon Arnold as a symbol of our esteem and
8		respect.