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 Illinois governor, Guardsmen pay respects at Polish consulate By Staff Sgt. Kassidy Snyder
                Illinois National Guard
 CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn and Illinois National  Guard leaders gathered here at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland  today to pay respects to Republic of Poland President Lech Kaczynski, military  leaders and other Polish dignitaries who were killed in the April 10 plane  crash. “I  visited Polish military headquarters and saw how important and how brave the  Polish military is in defending freedom in Poland, in Europe, and in Iraq and  Afghanistan,” said Quinn. “The people of Poland should be proud.” “Poland  is no stranger to Illinois,” said Army Brig. Gen. Robert J. Pratt, commander of  the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade based in Chicago. “We have developed  very strong relationships in training and exercises, but not only in exercises,  but in a time of war. We have been in Iraq with the Polish and most recently  today we are in Afghanistan with the Polish forces.” Quinn and Pratt signed a condolences  book and also presented the Consul General of Poland, Zygmunt Matynia with a  flag, which was flown at half staff at the Illinois National Guard Headquarters  in remembrance of those killed. The  Illinois Guard’s State Partnership Program with Poland was established in 1993,  and many of the Illinois Soldiers and Airmen have served or had relationships  with those who passed away April 10. Lt.  Col. Matthew A. Voyles, the operations officer for the 108th Sustainment  Brigade based in Chicago, deployed with Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Buk, the Polish Land  Forces Commander, who was killed in the plane crash. “Gen.  Buk was my commander and I can tell you during that time, and particularly  those six months, he was the right leader at the right place at the right time  and he made a huge difference, not only in the lives of the people in that  region, but for all of us that served with the Polish forces on that mission,”  said Voyles. Matynia  thanked everyone for the condolences and then thanked the Illinois National  Guard Soldiers, who were present for serving with the Polish soldiers in Iraq  and Afghanistan. Army  Maj. Gen. William L Enyart, the adjutant general of the Illinois National  Guard, along with Army Brig. Gen. Steven P. Huber, deputy commander of the  Illinois Army National Guard, are traveling to Poland to attend memorial  services for those killed April 10. President Barack Obama, a former senator from Illinois,  will also travel to Poland to attend funeral services for President Lech  Kaczynski and his wife. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama will  leave Saturday night to attend the state funeral at Krakow's Wawel Cathedral on  Sunday. Gibbs said Obama is going to express condolences to an  important ally and to show support for the Polish people on behalf of all  Americans.
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