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1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, This year marks the 250th Anniversary of the |
3 | | founding of the United States Marine Corps; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, The phrase "Semper Fidelis" is Latin for "always |
5 | | faithful" and is the motto of the United States Marine Corps; |
6 | | and
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7 | | WHEREAS, This promise means that Marines are always |
8 | | faithful to those on their left and right, from the fellow |
9 | | Marines they fight alongside to those in their communities for |
10 | | whom they fight; therefore, be it
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11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the |
14 | | portion of Interstate Route 80 of the National System of |
15 | | Interstate and Defense Highways within the State of Illinois, |
16 | | from mile marker 26 to mile marker 51, as the "U.S. Marine |
17 | | Corps Highway Semper Fidelis"; and be it further
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18 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
19 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with |
20 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs |
21 | | giving notice of the name "U.S. Marine Corps Highway Semper |