Bill Text: GA HR1712 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: SGT Jeffery Jordan Memorial Intersection; Floyd County; dedicate

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-18 - House Second Readers [HR1712 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR1712-Introduced.html

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10 LC 34 2620

House Resolution 1712

By: Representatives Loudermilk of the 14th, Reece of the 11th, Dempsey of the 13th, and Crawford of the 16th

A RESOLUTION

Honoring the service of SGT Jeffery Jordan and dedicating an intersection in his honor; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, SGT Jeffery Jordan was a member of the Georgia National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team serving in Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, SGT Jeffery Jordan was killed in action on June 4, 2009; and

WHEREAS, SGT Jordan was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; and

WHEREAS, this courageous soldier, in the spirit of the American patriot, volunteered to confront the dangers, privations, and discomforts of wartime service and in the spirit of humanity strived to keep the peace in Afghanistan with fortitude and steadfast resolve, making us as a nation truly proud; and

WHEREAS, all Americans owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women of our armed forces who risk their lives in the defense of freedom and to secure the blessings of liberty for this nation and other peoples of the world.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of this body hereby join in honoring the life and memory of SGT Jeffery Jordan and dedicate the intersection of SR 140 and US 27 in Floyd County as the SGT Jeffery Jordan Memorial Intersection.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the SGT Jeffery Jordan Memorial Intersection.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of SGT Jeffery Jordan and the Department of Transportation.