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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Throughout history brave Americans have shed
3 their blood during wars and conflicts to preserve, protect,
4 and defend the foundation of the principles of democracy and
5 freedom; and
6 WHEREAS, Many of those that have served have been the
7 brave men and women of the State of Illinois; and
8 WHEREAS, In every military conflict and national time of
9 need since 1818, the brave men and women of the State of
10 Illinois have risen to the cause of defending democracy; and
11 WHEREAS, These brave men and women often left behind
12 family, friends, farms, and businesses, and many of them were
13 never to return, making the ultimate sacrifice for their
14 country; and
15 WHEREAS, With the signing of the Armistice ending the
16 "War to End All Wars", World War I, on November 11, 1918, the
17 veterans of Illinois were given a holiday of solemn
18 remembrance and thanks from their countrymen, which later
19 came to be known as Veterans Day; and
20 WHEREAS, The people of the great State of Illinois wish
21 to thank those numerous veterans for their sacrifices and
22 service; and
23 WHEREAS, The entire portion of the Interstate
24 255-Interstate 270 loop around the St. Louis metropolitan
25 area that lies in Missouri has been renamed the American
26 Veterans Memorial Highway; therefore be it
27 RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
28 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
29 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the entire portion of
30 the Interstate 255-Interstate 270 loop that lies in this
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1 State is named the American Veterans Memorial Highway; and be
2 it further
3 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
4 is requested to erect, in at least 10 suitable locations,
5 plaques or signs in recognition of the American Veterans
6 Memorial Highway; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be
8 delivered to the Secretary of Transportation, to the Illinois
9 headquarters of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign
10 Wars, and the Vietnam Veterans of America, and to the East
11 St. Louis Vet Center.