Full Text of SJR0023 103rd 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 State and, in doing so, have | 5 | | made the ultimate sacrifice; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Donald Claude Taylor was born on August | 7 | | 30, 1949; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Taylor served with the U.S. Army, 11th Light | 9 | | Infantry Brigade, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry, C Company; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Taylor began his tour of duty in Vietnam on | 11 | | December 11, 1969; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Taylor gave his life in service to our | 13 | | country on March 5, 1970; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Taylor was awarded the Purple Heart, the | 15 | | Combat Infantryman Badge, the Marksmanship Badge, the National | 16 | | Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Vietnam | 17 | | Service Medal, the Army Presidential Unit Citation, the | 18 | | Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and the Army Good Conduct Medal; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Taylor's sacrifice is honored on the Vietnam |
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| 1 | | Veteran's Memorial in Washington, DC; his name can be found | 2 | | inscribed at VVM Wall, Panel 13w, Line 86; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 5 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate | 6 | | Interstate 55 as it travels around the city of Chenoa as the | 7 | | "Cpl. Donald C. Taylor Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 9 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 10 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 11 | | giving notice of the name "Cpl. Donald C. Taylor Memorial | 12 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Cpl. Taylor and the Secretary of the | 15 | | Illinois Department of Transportation.
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