(20 ILCS 1805/28.1)
Sec. 28.1.
Purpose.
This Article establishes the
Illinois Military Funeral Honors Program to ensure, subject to the
appropriation of adequate funds, an appropriate final tribute to deceased
veterans and Governors in the absence of federal military funeral
honors or funeral honors provided by veteran organizations.
This Article establishes procedures that ensure this tribute on
behalf of a grateful citizenry to honor deceased veterans
in recognition of their service to the State of Illinois
and to the United States of America. The rendering of
military funeral honors is the ceremonial paying of
respects and final demonstration of gratitude to those who,
in times of war and peace, have faithfully defended
freedom.
(Source: P.A. 92-76, eff. 1-1-02.)
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