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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 97

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
4who have served our country, and in doing so, have gone above
5and beyond the call of duty to make the ultimate sacrifice for
6our nation; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Sgt. Don H. Lascelles was born and raised in Mason
8County; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles graduated with honors from Balyki
10Community High School in 1965; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles volunteered for the United States
12Army and served honorably in Vietnam; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles was cited for valor in assuming
14command of his platoon in action against the enemy after his
15platoon leaders fell in battle, one seriously wounded and the
16other killed; as a result, he was awarded the Bronze Star with
17V device; and
 
18    WHEREAS, In further action on June 6, 1969, Sgt. Lascelles
19performed in a similar manner, protecting his men when he was
20mortally wounded; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles was posthumously awarded a second
2Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles is honored on the Vietnam War
4Memorial on the courthouse square in the City of Havana, the
5Vietnam Memorial in Springfield, and the National Vietnam
6Memorial in Washington, D.C.; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
8HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE
9CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of Illinois
10Route 78 in Mason County from the Illinois River in the City of
11Havana to the Sangamon River in the township of Lynchburg as
12the "Sgt. Don H. Lascelles Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
14is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
15State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
16giving notice of the name "Sgt. Don H. Lascelles Memorial
17Highway"; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
19presented to the family of Sgt. Lascelles and the Secretary of
20the Department of Transportation.