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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group |
3 | | of African-American pilots who flew with distinction during |
4 | | World War II as the 332nd Fighter Group of the United States |
5 | | Army Air Corps; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, The Tuskegee Airmen were America's first |
7 | | African-American military airmen; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Supporters of the Tuskegee Airmen Road Side |
9 | | Project in Champaign County and the Champaign County Highway |
10 | | Committee have approached the General Assembly to request |
11 | | assistance in placing signs at the Champaign County roadside |
12 | | entrances to document the "Activation of the Tuskegee Airmen - |
13 | | March 1941"; therefore, be it
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14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
16 | | honor the service and sacrifices of the Tuskegee Airmen with |
17 | | the placement of commemorative memorial signs at all highway |
18 | | entrances to Champaign County bearing the words "Activation of |
19 | | the Tuskegee Airmen - March 1941"; and be it further
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20 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
21 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with |