Full Text of SJR0009 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, in doing so, have made the
| 5 | | ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, SP4 William Eugene Campbell was born to Ida Marie | 7 | | and
Kenneth Campbell on October 24, 1948; he was one of eight
| 8 | | children along with his brother, Bob Campbell, and his six | 9 | | sisters,
Sandy Painter, Betty Evans, Judy Buchanan, Joyce | 10 | | Borchers,
Janet Barker, and Jeanne Taylor; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, SP4 Campbell graduated in June of 1968 from
| 12 | | Gibson City High School at a trying time for many young men due
| 13 | | to the heavy involvement of the United States in the Vietnam
| 14 | | War; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Like many others facing the draft, SP4 Campbell
| 16 | | was called to serve in the U.S. Army on August 12, 1968; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Just under a year into his service on August 2,
| 18 | | 1969, SP4 Campbell was killed in action, the first and only
| 19 | | casualty from Gibson City; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, SP4 Campbell received several recognitions for |
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| 1 | | his actions in Vietnam, including the Silver Star, which
was | 2 | | presented to his mother Ida, for the time he "distinguished
| 3 | | himself as a leader in Company B, First Airborne Battalion, | 4 | | 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, USARV, during a | 5 | | search and clear operation near the
city of Tam Ky, Republic of | 6 | | Vietnam"; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his Silver Star, SP4 Campbell
| 8 | | received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct
| 9 | | Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service
| 10 | | Medal with one Bronze Service Star, the Vietnam Campaign | 11 | | Ribbon, and the Combat Infantryman
Badge; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, SP4 Campbell's heroism and willingness to
| 13 | | sacrifice his own well-being was an inspiration to his entire
| 14 | | platoon; his bravery and devotion to duty and his fellow
| 15 | | soldiers were in keeping with the highest traditions of | 16 | | military service; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, SP4 Campbell's actions reflect positively on
| 18 | | himself, his family, his unit, and the U.S. Army; therefore, | 19 | | be
it | 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 22 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois |
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| 1 | | Route 47 as it travels through Gibson City as the "Vietnam | 2 | | Veteran SP4 William Eugene Campbell Memorial Highway"; and be | 3 | | it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 5 | | is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with
| 6 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
| 7 | | giving notice of the name of the "SP4 William Eugene Campbell | 8 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 10 | | presented to the family of SP4 Campbell, the Mayor of Gibson
| 11 | | City, and the Secretary of Transportation.
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