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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Kenneth Corzine passed away on
3December 24, 2010 as the result of wounds received in battle;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine was born on May 4, 1987 and was a
6lifelong Madison County resident; and
 
7    WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine graduated from Civic Memorial High
8School in Bethalto and enlisted in the United States Marine
9Corps on August 1, 2007; and
 
10    WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine completed infantry training on
11March 5, 2008 and proudly served with distinction in the 3rd
12Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment known as DARKHORSE; and
 
13    WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine completed Winter Mountain Warfare
14Training and Enhanced Mojave Viper Training before deploying as
15a rifleman with the 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company L to
16Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and
 
17    WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine's personal awards include a Purple
18Heart and Combat Action Ribbon; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines suffered 25 K.I.A.

 

 

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1with more than 250 wounded during a historic seven month
2deployment; and
 
3    WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine did not hesitate to do his duty even
4as his comrades were falling around him; and
 
5    WHEREAS, LCpl. Corzine was severely injured during battle
6on December 5, 2010 and later succumbed to the wounds he
7received; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Illinois
11Route 140 from North Bellwood Drive to Prairie Street in
12Bethalto as the "LCpl. Kenneth Corzine Memorial Drive"; and be
13it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
15is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
16State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
17giving notice of the name "LCpl. Kenneth Corzine Memorial
18Drive"; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of the resolution be
20presented to the family of LCpl. Corzine and Bethalto Mayor
21Alan Winslow.