SJ0059 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, This year marks the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps; and

WHEREAS, The phrase "Semper Fidelis" is Latin for "always faithful" and is the motto of the United States Marine Corps; and

WHEREAS, This promise means that Marines are always faithful to those on their left and right, from the fellow Marines they fight alongside to those in their communities for whom they fight; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Interstate Route 80 of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways within the State of Illinois, from mile marker 26 to mile marker 51, as the "U.S. Marine Corps Highway Semper Fidelis"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name "U.S. Marine Corps Highway Semper Fidelis".