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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, This year marks the 250th Anniversary of the
3founding of the United States Marine Corps; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The phrase "Semper Fidelis" is Latin for "always
5faithful" and is the motto of the United States Marine Corps;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, This promise means that Marines are always
8faithful to those on their left and right, from the fellow
9Marines they fight alongside to those in their communities for
10whom they fight; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
13REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the
14portion of Interstate Route 80 of the National System of
15Interstate and Defense Highways within the State of Illinois,
16from mile marker 26 to mile marker 51, as the "U.S. Marine
17Corps Highway Semper Fidelis"; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
19is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
20State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
21giving notice of the name "U.S. Marine Corps Highway Semper

 

 

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