Full Text of SJR0082 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | 4 | | who have served our country and, in doing so, have gone above | 5 | | and beyond the call of duty to take part in truly heroic tasks; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gary "Randy" Scott was born on January 17, 1961 | 8 | | and grew up in Rankin; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Gary Scott joined the United States Marine Corps | 10 | | on February 22, 1980; he served as part of the Multinational | 11 | | Peacekeeping Force as a member of the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine | 12 | | Regiment Landing Team - BLT 1/8 of the 24th Marine Amphibious | 13 | | Unit as a combat engineer; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, On October 23, 1983, Gary Scott was serving as a | 15 | | corporal when a truck laden with the equivalent of over 12,000 | 16 | | pounds of TNT crashed through the perimeter of the compound of | 17 | | the United States contingent of the Multinational Force at | 18 | | Beirut International Airport in Lebanon, penetrated the | 19 | | Battalion Landing Team Headquarters building, and detonated; | 20 | | the force of the explosion destroyed the building, resulting in | 21 | | the deaths of 241 United States military personnel: 200 | 22 | | Marines, 18 sailors, and 3 soldiers; this incident was the |
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| 1 | | deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine | 2 | | Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Following his courageous service, Gary Scott was | 4 | | posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, There is a section of highway on Illinois Route 49 | 6 | | from Illinois Route 9 in Rankin which extends to the southern | 7 | | edge of Cissna Park; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 10 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Illinois | 11 | | Route 49 from Illinois Route 9 in Rankin to the southern edge | 12 | | of Cissna Park as the "Sgt. Gary "Randy" Scott Memorial | 13 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 15 | | is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with | 16 | | State and federal regulations, an appropriate plaque or signs | 17 | | giving notice of the name of the Sgt. Gary "Randy" Scott | 18 | | Memorial Highway; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Gary "Randy" Scott, the Fallen | 21 | | Heroes Veterans Club, the Village of Rankin, the Village of |
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| 1 | | Cissna Park, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 2 | | Transportation.
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