PRINTER'S NO. 1293
No. 155 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, JULY 10, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JULY 10, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing with great sadness the supreme sacrifice of Private
2 First Class Nils G. Thompson, who died August 4, 2005, from
3 wounds inflicted by an enemy sniper while courageously
4 serving our nation in Iraq.
5 WHEREAS, Private First Class Nils G. Thompson died from
6 wounds inflicted by an enemy sniper while Pfc. Thompson was on
7 routine patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on August 4, 2005; and
8 WHEREAS, Pfc. Thompson paid the supreme sacrifice for his
9 nation in Operation Iraqi Freedom one day after his 19th
10 birthday; and
11 WHEREAS, Pfc. Thompson had been in the Army since he turned
12 18 in August 2004; and
13 WHEREAS, An assigned member of C Company, 1st Battalion, 24th
14 Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker
15 Brigade Combat Team) based in Fort Lewis, Washington, Pfc.
16 Thompson had been in Iraq for five months on his first
17 deployment; and
18 WHEREAS, Pfc. Thompson has been awarded the Purple Heart
1 Medal and the Bronze Star Medal and is buried at Arlington
2 National Cemetery; and
3 WHEREAS, Pfc. Thompson is survived by his parents, Nils and
4 Frances Thompson, his sister, Lily Thompson, and numerous
5 friends; and
6 WHEREAS, Pfc. Thompson had lived in Somerset County for 13
7 years; and
8 WHEREAS, Pfc. Thompson was a deeply devoted Christian who
9 enjoyed reading and discussing the Bible with others; and
10 WHEREAS, Pfc. Thompson will be remembered for serving our
11 nation with honor, pride and loyalty; and
12 WHEREAS, The Senate wishes to honor Pfc. Thompson
13 posthumously for his courageous service to our nation; therefore
14 be it
15 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize with great sadness the
16 supreme sacrifice of Private First Class Nils G. Thompson, who
17 died on August 4, 2005, from wounds inflicted by an enemy sniper
18 while courageously serving our nation in Iraq.
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