Bill Text: GA HR1808 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Resolution 1808 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Kelso Horne Memorial Highway; Laurens County; dedicate

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-14 - House Second Readers [HR1808 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR1808-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 1808

By: Representative Hatchett of the 143rd

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the life and memory of Lieutenant Kelso C. Horne and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Lieutenant Kelso C. Horne served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty as a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II; and

WHEREAS, Lieutenant Horne was a resident of Dublin, Georgia, and graced the cover of LIFE magazine on August 14, 1944, as a representation of the one of thousands of men who were fighting to win the battle for France; and

WHEREAS, at 2:06 A.M. on June 6, 1944, Lieutenant Horne leapt from his transport plane and parachuted into Normandy; and

WHEREAS, after weeks of fighting to gain ground against the enemy, Lieutenant Horne was at the head of an infantry column that was advancing on a German-held town when he was stopped by a staff car and asked to be photographed; and

WHEREAS, Lieutenant Horne was injured by shellfire in July 1944, and as he healed from his injuries in England he saw his photo on the cover of LIFE magazine; and

WHEREAS, after he returned home from the war, Lieutenant Horne continued to serve his country with the United States Postal Service; and

WHEREAS, it is only fitting and proper that a lasting tribute to Lieutenant Horne's memory and life of service to his country be established.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that this body hereby joins in honoring the life and memory of Lieutenant Kelso C. Horne and dedicates the portion of U.S. Route 441/State Route 117 in Laurens County from State Route 19 to U.S. Route 80 as the Kelso Horne Memorial Highway.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Kelso Horne Memorial Highway.

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 Lieutenant Kelso C. Horne and to the Department of Transportation.