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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group 
3of African-American pilots who flew with distinction during 
4World War II as the 332nd Fighter Group of the United States 
5Army Air Corps; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The Tuskegee Airmen were America's first 
7African-American military airmen; and

  
 
8    WHEREAS, Supporters of the Tuskegee Airmen Road Side 
9Project in Champaign County and the Champaign County Highway 
10Committee have approached the General Assembly to request 
11assistance in placing signs at the Champaign County roadside 
12entrances to document the "Activation of the Tuskegee Airmen - 
13March 1941"; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
15NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
16honor the service and sacrifices of the Tuskegee Airmen with 
17the placement of commemorative memorial signs at all highway 
18entrances to Champaign County bearing the words "Activation of 
19the Tuskegee Airmen - March 1941"; and be it further
  
 
20    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
21is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
 
 
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1State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
2noting the "Activation of the Tuskegee Airmen - March 1941"; 
3and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
5presented to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
6Transportation, and the members of the Tuskegee Airmen Roadside 
7Project as a symbol of our recognition, respect, and esteem.