Illinois HR 772: RECOGNIZES-GEN. SHALIKASHVILI

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HR0772LRB104 21274 LAW 35988 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to recognize the career and legacy of 

4General John Malchase David Shalikashvili of the United States 

5Army; and

6 WHEREAS, General Shalikashvili, a descendant of the 

7Georgian noble family House of Shalikashvili, was born in 

8Warsaw, Poland; at the age of 16, he immigrated to Peoria, 

9Illinois in 1952, learning English by watching American 

10movies; he graduated from Bradley University with a degree in 

11mechanical engineering; and

12 WHEREAS, After receiving his draft notice, General 

13Shalikashvili entered the United States Army as a private and 

14rose through every level of command from platoon to division, 

15ultimately becoming the 13th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

16Staff, the first foreign-born, first draftee, and first 

17Officer Candidate School graduate to hold that position; and

18 WHEREAS, General Shalikashvili served heroically in 

19Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star with "V" device for valor, 

20and demonstrated exceptional leadership throughout his career, 

21including as commander of the 9th Infantry Division and 

22Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) for NATO; and

HR0772- 2 -LRB104 21274 LAW 35988 r

1 WHEREAS, General Shalikashvili directed Operation Provide 

2Comfort, a 1991 humanitarian mission that saved the lives of 

3more than 500,000 Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq, earning 

4international recognition for his ability to coordinate 

5military, coalition, and humanitarian efforts; and

6 WHEREAS, As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 

71993 to 1997, General Shalikashvili advised President Bill 

8Clinton on military and humanitarian opera