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SJR0017 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | ||||||
| 4 | who have served their country; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Kenny Kays joined the U.S. Army in 1969 to serve | ||||||
| 6 | as a medic; as of May 7, 1970, he was serving as a private in | ||||||
| 7 | the Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry | ||||||
| 8 | Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, During a firefight on that day in Thua Thien–Hue | ||||||
| 10 | Province, Republic of Vietnam, Pfc. Kays repeatedly allowed | ||||||
| 11 | himself to be the target of enemy fire in order to treat | ||||||
| 12 | wounded soldiers; even after losing his lower left leg to an | ||||||
| 13 | explosion, he treated the wounds of his fellow soldiers before | ||||||
| 14 | allowing his injuries to be addressed; these actions resulted | ||||||
| 15 | in the saving of numerous lives and inspired others in his | ||||||
| 16 | company to repel the enemy; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, In November of 1973, Pfc. Kays was promoted to | ||||||
| 18 | private first class and awarded the Medal of Honor for | ||||||
| 19 | conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of | ||||||
| 20 | his life above and beyond the call of duty; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Pfc. Kays' heroism at the risk of his life are in | ||||||
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| 1 | keeping with the highest traditions of the service and reflect | ||||||
| 2 | great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army; therefore, be | ||||||
| 3 | it | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
| 6 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | Route 15 from the western edge of Fairfield west to the | ||||||
| 8 | intersection with County Highway 10 as the "Pfc. Kenny Kays | ||||||
| 9 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 11 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 12 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 13 | giving notice of the name "Pfc. Kenny Kays Memorial Highway"; | ||||||
| 14 | and be it further | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Pfc. Kays, the Mayor of Fairfield, | ||||||
| 17 | and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 18 | Transportation. | ||||||