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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General

3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals

4who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the

5ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Daniel Lee Kick was born on January 26, 1948 and 
7grew up in Riverton; he attended Riverton Grade School and 
8graduated from Riverton High School in 1966; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, After graduating high school,  Daniel Lee Kick 
10enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was
deployed to 
11South Vietnam on September 25, 1967; and
 
12    WHEREAS, PFC Kick served with the 1st Marine Division, 1st 
13Battalion, 5th Marines, H&S Company; and
 
14    WHEREAS, From February 13 through February 23, 1968, the 
151st Battalion, 5th Marines were engaged
with heavily-armed and 
16well-entrenched North Vietnamese Army forces as part of the 
17Tet Offensive in the
city of Hue, South Vietnam; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, For six consecutive days during the fighting, PFC 
19Kick continuously risked his life by  performing medevac and 
20resupply missions for his
embattled unit in the face of small 
 
 
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1arms
fire, automatic weapons, and rocket fire; without a 
2doubt, his actions were directly influential in saving the 
3lives of many of his fellow Marines; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, While on a medevac run on the evening of February 
516, 1968, PFC Kick's vehicle was
ambushed by the  enemy, and he 
6was mortally wounded; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, PFC Kick was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze 
8Star, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam
Campaign 
9Medal, and the Vietnam Service Medal; he was also awarded the 
10Vietnamese Military Merit
Medal and the Vietnamese Gallantry 
11Cross with Palm from the South Vietnam Government; his
name 
12can be found on Panel 40E Line 7 of the Vietnam Veterans 
13Memorial in Washington, D.C.; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 
16REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the IL Route 54 bridge 
17crossing the Sangamon River near Riverton shall be designated 
18as the "PFC Daniel Lee Kick Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation

20is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

21State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs

22giving notice of the name "PFC Daniel Lee Kick Memorial 
 
 
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1Bridge"; and be it further
  
 
2    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
3presented to the family of PFC Kick, the Mayor of Riverton, and 
4the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.