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3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The Battle of Midway is widely considered one of |
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5 | 5 | | 3 the most significant naval battles in the Pacific Theater of |
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6 | 6 | | 4 World War II, taking place from June 4, 1942 to June 7, 1942, |
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7 | 7 | | 5 only six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor; Midway |
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8 | 8 | | 6 Island is located in the Pacific Ocean almost directly between |
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9 | 9 | | 7 the United States and Japan, making it a key target in the war; |
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10 | 10 | | 8 and |
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11 | 11 | | 9 WHEREAS, The U.S. Navy's victory in the battle, and |
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12 | 12 | | 10 subsequent defense of the major base on Midway Island, |
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13 | 13 | | 11 effectively turned the tides of World War II in the Pacific; as |
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14 | 14 | | 12 a result of the U.S. victory, Japan abandoned its plan to |
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15 | 15 | | 13 expand its reach in the Pacific and remained on the defensive |
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16 | 16 | | 14 for the remainder of World War II; and |
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17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, In 1949, the Chicago Municipal Airport was |
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18 | 18 | | 16 renamed Midway in honor of the hard fought Battle of Midway; |
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19 | 19 | | 17 and |
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20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, June 2025 marks the 83rd anniversary of the |
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21 | 21 | | 19 Battle of Midway; therefore, be it |
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22 | 22 | | 20 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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23 | 23 | | 21 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare June 7, 2025 |
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