Full Text of HR0154 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Route 62 is the only east-west U.S. route | 3 | | that connects Mexico and Canada; U.S. 62 runs from El Paso, | 4 | | Texas to Niagara Falls, New York within America's borders; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A national effort to dedicate U.S. 62 in its | 6 | | entirety as the "National Veterans Highway" has been undertaken | 7 | | by several veterans groups in numerous states along the route; | 8 | | the groups have experienced success in the designation of this | 9 | | route in other states; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, U.S. 62 runs through the southern tip of Illinois, | 11 | | connecting Missouri to our west with Kentucky to our east; | 12 | | although Illinois has the shortest segment of U.S. 62 among the | 13 | | 10 states it touches, it is proper to dedicate this piece of | 14 | | the road to gain unanimity on the route; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In honor of the thousands of veterans who so nobly | 16 | | serve the United States, it is fitting to dedicate this | 17 | | significant route through the United States as the "National | 18 | | Veterans Highway" as a humble gesture of appreciation for their | 19 | | service; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Our servicemen and women continue to risk and | 21 | | sacrifice a great deal, both at home and abroad; this small act |
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| 1 | | would show some part of Illinois' respect and appreciation for | 2 | | our veterans; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we designate the segment of U.S. 62 that touches the southern | 6 | | tip of our state as the "National Veterans Highway" and | 7 | | encourage the 9 other states along the route to adopt similar | 8 | | measures to show support for veterans groups and the men and | 9 | | women serving our country today; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 11 | | is requested to erect, consistent with State and federal | 12 | | regulations, signs displaying the ceremonial designation of | 13 | | U.S. 62 as the "National Veterans Highway"; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 16 | | Transportation and the Illinois chapters of the Veterans of | 17 | | Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the American Veterans, the | 18 | | United Service Organizations, the Disabled American Veterans, | 19 | | the Korean War Veterans Association, the Paralyzed Veterans of | 20 | | America, and the Vietnam Veterans of America as a symbol of our | 21 | | esteem and respect.
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