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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Private Jonathan L. Gifford of Decatur was killed |
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| in action while serving with the United States Marine Corps in |
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| Iraq on March 23, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan L. Gifford graduated from Stephen |
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| Decatur High School in 1991 and joined the Marines in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Pvt. Gifford was assigned to the 1st Battalion, |
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| 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp |
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| Lejeune, N.C.; he was killed in combat while his unit worked to |
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| secure bridges on the outskirts of Nasiriyah, Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Pvt. Gifford was listed as missing until April 14, |
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| 2003, when the Department of Defense announced that his remains |
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| had been identified; and
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| WHEREAS, Pvt. Gifford was 30 years old at the time of his |
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| death and was survived by his daughter, Lexie; and
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| WHEREAS, Pvt. Gifford's mother, Vicky Langley, said "I'm |
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| very proud of him" for his willingness to fight for the Iraqi |
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| people; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois Business Route 51 runs through Decatur; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the portion of Illinois Business |
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| Route 51 that runs through Decatur be named the Jonathan L. |
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| Gifford Memorial Highway; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with |