Full Text of HJR0097 100th General Assembly
HJ0097eng 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 97
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | | 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | | 4 | | who have served our country, and in doing so, have gone above | | 5 | | and beyond the call of duty to make the ultimate sacrifice for | | 6 | | our nation; and
| | 7 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Don H. Lascelles was born and raised in Mason | | 8 | | County; and
| | 9 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles graduated with honors from Balyki | | 10 | | Community High School in
1965; and
| | 11 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles volunteered for the United States | | 12 | | Army and served
honorably in Vietnam; and
| | 13 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles was cited for valor in assuming | | 14 | | command of his platoon in action
against the enemy after his | | 15 | | platoon leaders fell in battle, one seriously wounded and the | | 16 | | other killed; as
a result, he was awarded the Bronze Star with | | 17 | | V device; and
| | 18 | | WHEREAS, In further action on June 6, 1969, Sgt. Lascelles | | 19 | | performed in a similar manner,
protecting his men when he was | | 20 | | mortally wounded; and
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| | 1 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles was posthumously awarded a second | | 2 | | Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; and
| | 3 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles is honored on the Vietnam War | | 4 | | Memorial on the courthouse
square in the City of Havana, the | | 5 | | Vietnam Memorial in Springfield, and the National Vietnam
| | 6 | | Memorial in Washington, D.C.; therefore, be it
| | 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | | 8 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | | 9 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section
of Illinois | | 10 | | Route 78 in Mason County from the Illinois River in the City of | | 11 | | Havana to the Sangamon River
in the township of Lynchburg as | | 12 | | the "Sgt. Don H. Lascelles Memorial Highway"; and be it further
| | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | | 14 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
| | 15 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | | 16 | | giving notice of the name "Sgt. Don H.
Lascelles Memorial | | 17 | | Highway"; and be it further
| | 18 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
| | 19 | | presented to the family of Sgt. Lascelles and the Secretary of | | 20 | | the Department of Transportation.
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