PRINTER'S NO. 991
No. 150 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY KING, DeWEESE, MUNDY, PERRY, STABACK, GALLOWAY,
YOUNGBLOOD, DePASQUALE, JAMES, BISHOP, D. EVANS, M. KELLER,
SAINATO, KULA, GIBBONS, HENNESSEY, BARRAR, MILLARD, KAUFFMAN,
REICHLEY, HARHAI, MARKOSEK, SHIMKUS, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN,
O'NEILL, RUBLEY, ROHRER, GERBER, MANTZ, ROAE, CONKLIN,
M. SMITH, SANTONI, THOMAS, WATERS, MELIO, SONNEY, PAYNE,
CAUSER, CARROLL, SCAVELLO, W. KELLER, KIRKLAND, WANSACZ,
PALLONE, FAIRCHILD, BAKER, SAYLOR, HARPER, KORTZ, GRELL,
DiGIROLAMO, SURRA, RAPP, McGEEHAN, RAMALEY, SHAPIRO, JOSEPHS,
PICKETT, BOYD, KENNEY, SOLOBAY, ROSS, GEORGE, CALTAGIRONE,
GOODMAN, COSTA, DONATUCCI, CRUZ, GODSHALL, BUXTON, READSHAW,
R. STEVENSON, BRENNAN, VULAKOVICH, HARHART, HERSHEY, MAHONEY,
GRUCELA, BELFANTI, BENNINGTON AND CLYMER, MARCH 20, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 20, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the life and extending condolences for the supreme
2 sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Jae S. Moon of the United States
3 Army's Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment,
4 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson,
5 Colorado, who tragically lost his life while bravely serving
6 his country on December 25, 2006.
7 WHEREAS, During his second tour of duty in Operation Iraqi
8 Freedom, Staff Sgt. Jae S. Moon was killed while on a
9 reconnaissance patrol in southern Baghdad when an improvised
10 explosive devise detonated near the vehicle in which he was
11 riding; and
12 WHEREAS, In an act of selflessness, Staff Sgt. Moon had
13 volunteered for duty that day so that a friend and fellow
14 soldier could benefit from a day of rest; and
1 WHEREAS, Two of Staff Sgt. Moon's fellow soldiers perished in
2 the tragic events which claimed his life; and
3 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Moon, from the Levittown section of
4 Middletown Township, Bucks County, was posthumously awarded the
5 Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Overseas Service Ribbon
6 and was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant; and
7 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Moon, who was 21 years of age and a 2003
8 graduate of Neshaminy High School, was respected and admired for
9 his community service efforts and was known as a man of profound
10 character; and
11 WHEREAS, When asked what mattered most in his life, Staff
12 Sgt. Moon answered "family"; and
13 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Moon will be remembered as a caring and
14 thoughtful young man who listened to his parents, respected his
15 elders and cherished his friends; and
16 WHEREAS, It is appropriate to commemorate the honorable,
17 courageous and loving manner in which Staff Sgt. Moon lived;
18 therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life
20 and extend condolences for the supreme sacrifice of Staff Sgt.
21 Jae S. Moon, who died December 25, 2006, in Iraq, while bravely
22 serving his country; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
24 the family of Staff Sgt. Jae S. Moon, 1 Dolphin Road, Levittown
25 PA 19056-1007.
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