Full Text of SJR0055 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Kenneth Corzine passed away on | 3 | | December 24, 2010 as the result of wounds
received in battle; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine was born on May 4, 1987 and was a | 6 | | lifelong Madison County resident; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine graduated from Civic Memorial High | 8 | | School in Bethalto and enlisted in the United States Marine | 9 | | Corps on August 1, 2007; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine completed infantry training on | 11 | | March 5, 2008 and proudly served with
distinction in the 3rd | 12 | | Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment known as DARKHORSE; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine completed Winter Mountain Warfare | 14 | | Training and
Enhanced Mojave Viper Training before deploying as | 15 | | a rifleman with the 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company L to | 16 | | Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine's personal awards include a Purple | 18 | | Heart and Combat Action Ribbon; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines suffered 25 K.I.A. |
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| 1 | | with more than 250 wounded during a
historic seven month | 2 | | deployment; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine did not hesitate to do his duty even | 4 | | as
his comrades were falling around him; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine was severely injured during battle | 6 | | on December 5, 2010 and later succumbed to the wounds he | 7 | | received; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 10 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Illinois | 11 | | Route 140 from North Bellwood Drive to Prairie Street
in | 12 | | Bethalto as the "LCpl. Kenneth Corzine Memorial Drive"; and be | 13 | | 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, appropriate plaques or signs | 17 | | giving
notice of the name "LCpl. Kenneth Corzine Memorial | 18 | | Drive"; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of the resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of LCpl. Corzine and
Bethalto Mayor | 21 | | Alan Winslow.
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