Bill Text: IL HJR0107 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 47 as it travels through Gibson City as the "Vietnam Veteran William Eugene Campbell Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HJR0107 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0107-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
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4 | who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the
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5 | ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
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6 | WHEREAS, William Eugene Campbell was born to Ida Marie and
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7 | Kenneth Campbell on October 24, 1948; he was one of eight
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8 | children along with his brother, Robert Dean Campbell, and his | ||||||
9 | six sisters,
Sandy Painter, Betty Evans, Judy Buchanan, Joyce | ||||||
10 | Borchers,
Janet Barker, and Jeanne Taylor; and
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11 | WHEREAS, William Eugene Campbell graduated in June of 1968 | ||||||
12 | from
Gibson City High School at a trying time for many young | ||||||
13 | men due
to the heavy involvement of the United States in the | ||||||
14 | Vietnam
War; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Like many others facing the draft, William Eugene | ||||||
16 | Campbell
was called to serve in the U.S. Army on August 12, | ||||||
17 | 1968; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Just under a year into his service on August 2,
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19 | 1969, William Eugene Campbell was killed in action, the first | ||||||
20 | and only
casualty from Gibson City; and
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1 | WHEREAS, William Eugene Campbell received several | ||||||
2 | recognitions for his actions in Vietnam, including the Silver | ||||||
3 | Star, which
was presented to his mother Ida, for the time he | ||||||
4 | "distinguished
himself as a leader in Company B, First Airborne | ||||||
5 | Battalion
501st Infantry during a search and clear operation | ||||||
6 | near the
city of Tam Ky, Republic of Vietnam"; and
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7 | WHEREAS, In addition to his Silver Star, William Eugene | ||||||
8 | Campbell
received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Good | ||||||
9 | Conduct
Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam | ||||||
10 | Service
Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, and the Combat | ||||||
11 | Infantryman
Badge; and
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12 | WHEREAS, William Eugene Campbell's heroism and willingness | ||||||
13 | to
sacrifice his own well-being was an inspiration to his | ||||||
14 | entire
platoon; his bravery and devotion to duty and his fellow
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15 | soldiers were in keeping with the highest traditions of | ||||||
16 | military service; and
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17 | WHEREAS, William Eugene Campbell's actions reflect | ||||||
18 | positively on
himself, his family, his unit, and the U.S. Army; | ||||||
19 | therefore, be
it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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21 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
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22 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 47
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1 | as it travels through Gibson City as the "Vietnam Veteran | ||||||
2 | William Eugene Campbell Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
4 | is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with
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5 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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6 | giving notice of the name of the "Vietnam Veteran William | ||||||
7 | Eugene Campbell Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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9 | presented to the family of William Eugene Campbell, the Mayor | ||||||
10 | of Gibson
City, and the Secretary of Transportation.
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