Full Text of HJR0021 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is important to remember and honor the service | 3 | | of those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice in the defense of the | 4 | | United States of America; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Army Specialist Wesley R. Wells was born in | 6 | | Libertyville on October 24, 1982; he was a lifelong resident | 7 | | of Libertyville and attended Libertyville High School; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After high school, SPC Wells enlisted in the | 9 | | United
States Army; he was stationed at Schofield Barracks in | 10 | | Honolulu, Hawaii; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In April of 2004, SPC Wells was deployed to | 12 | | Afghanistan to
conduct combat operations with the 2nd | 13 | | Battalion, 27th Infantry; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, On September 20, 2004, SPC Wells was killed in | 15 | | action in Paktika,
Afghanistan; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, SPC Wells was extremely proud of his career and | 17 | | accomplishments in the military; for his service, he was | 18 | | awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart,
the Combat | 19 | | Infantryman Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Army | 20 | | Service Ribbons, the Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, |
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| 1 | | and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 5 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | 6 | | Illinois Route 137 from Illinois Route 21 to Butterfield Road | 7 | | in Libertyville as the "Army SPC Wesley R. Wells Memorial | 8 | | Road"; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 10 | | is requested to erect at
suitable locations, consistent with | 11 | | State and federal regulations, appropriated plaques or signs
| 12 | | giving notice of the name "Army SPC Wesley R. Wells Memorial | 13 | | Road"; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of SPC Wells and the Secretary of | 16 | | Transportation.
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