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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General

3Assembly pays honor and respect to those individuals who have

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

5sacrifice for our nation; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Ronald E. Powers was born on June 12, 1948 and was 
7raised in Macoupin County; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Ronald Powers joined the United States Army and 
9served as a
Private First Class with the 9th Infantry 
10Division, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, Combat Support 
11Company; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, PFC Powers began his tour of duty in South 
13Vietnam on September 5, 1968; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, On October 4, 1968, PFC Powers was killed in 
15action while serving in the Dinh Tuong Province
in South 
16Vietnam; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, PFC Powers was awarded the Purple Heart, the 
18Bronze Star, the National Defense Medal, the Vietnam Service 
19Medal,
and the Vietnam Campaign Medal; his name can be found on 
20the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
on Panel 41w, line 7; therefore, 
 
 
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1be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 
4REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois 
5Route 16 from its intersection with Illinois Route 111 to its 
6intersection with US Route 67 as the "PFC Ronald E. Powers 
7Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED,  That the Illinois Department of Transportation

9is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

10State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs

11giving notice of the name
"PFC
Ronald E. Powers Memorial 
12Highway"; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of PFC Powers and the Secretary of the 
15Illinois Department of Transportation.