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HJ0048LRB104 16542 ECR 29940 r

1HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 

3Assembly pays honor and respect to those individuals who have 

4given their lives in service to their country; and

5 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Russell Rowe was born to Fred and 

6Dorothy (Lazzaroni) Rowe on October 7, 1944, and he was the 

7beloved brother of Richard Rowe, Robert Rowe, Anita Rowe, and 

8Kathleen (Rowe) Christian; and

9 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Rowe graduated from Steinmetz High 

10School in Chicago in 1961; he then enlisted in the United 

11States Marine Corps, advancing to the rank of lance corporal 

12in 1962; and

13 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Rowe served in 1st Company B, 6th 

14Marine Division, which was among the first wave of American 

15troops deployed to the Dominican Republic during the 1965 

16intervention to evacuate American citizens and restore 

17stability; and

18 WHEREAS, On April 30, 1965, during a machine-gun ambush in 

19Santo Domingo, Lance Corporal Rowe sustained severe and 

20multiple gunshot wounds to both his legs, both his arms, and 

21his abdomen but continued to fight valiantly in the defense of 

HJ0048- 2 -LRB104 16542 ECR 29940 r

1freedom and the protection of American lives; and

2 WHEREAS, Despite undergoing major surgeries, including the 

3amputation of both his legs, and receiving life-sustaining 

4treatment at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Lance Corporal Rowe 

5ultimately passed away due to complications from pneumonia 

6related to his injuries on June 19, 1965, with his mother and 

7his fiancée by his side; and

8 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Rowe had only four months 

9remaining in his enlistment, and he hoped to marry his fiancée 

10and pursue a car