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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl |
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| Harbor and many innocent and brave civilians and soldiers lost |
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| their lives, their families, and their community; and
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| WHEREAS, The citizens of this State have historically paid |
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| homage to those survivors and victims of World War II fighting; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, It is befitting that the State of Illinois honor |
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| and respect the brave men and women who withstood the horrific |
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| attack; and
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| WHEREAS, The designation of a portion of U.S. Route 66 as |
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| the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway is an appropriate |
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| acknowledgment of the courage of those survivors; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the portion of U.S. Route 66 |
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| running from the corner of Ninth Street and Peoria Road in |
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| Springfield to Fifth Street in Lincoln be designated as the |
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| Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway in recognition and honor of the |
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| exemplary way the survivors of the worst military attack on |
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| American shores faced such a crisis; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| is requested to
erect at suitable locations, consistent with |
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| State regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice |
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| of the name; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to |
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| the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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