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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is important to remember and honor the service
3of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of the
4United States of America; and
 
5    WHEREAS, It is long overdue that we recognize the
6sacrifices of those who served and died in the Vietnam War; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Glenard Jay Gregory was born in Bethalto to J.W.
8and Velda Lorene (Manahan) Gregory on February 27, 1949; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Glenard Jay Gregory moved with his family to
10Shipman when he was very young; he attended Shipman Grade
11School and then Southwestern Junior and Senior High School; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Glenard Jay Gregory enlisted in the United States
13Army on November 28, 1967, serving as a Field Artillery Basic
14with Battery A of the 1st Battalion, 27th Artillery, 23rd
15Artillery Group, II Field Force; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gregory started his tour of Vietnam on May 6,
171968; he was injured on April 19, 1969 while assisting other
18members of his sector when an enemy rocket impacted next to his
19cannon; he passed away on April 20, 1969, tragically dying at
20the age of 20, just days before he was scheduled to return

 

 

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1home; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gregory was awarded the Vietnam Campaign
3Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the National Defense Medal,
4the Purple Heart Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Expert
5Sharpshooter Medal, and the Bronze Star with "V" Decoration;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gregory is buried in the Shipman Cemetery in
8Macoupin County; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gregory is honored on Panel 26w, Line 15 of
10the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
13CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Route 16 in Shipman to the
14Southwestern Junction (Route 16 & Route 111) as the "Sgt.
15Glenard Jay Gregory Memorial Road"; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
17is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
18State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
19giving notice of the name "Sgt. Glenard Jay Memorial Road"; and
20be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Sgt. Glenard Jay Gregory, the
3Village of Shipman, and the Secretary of Transportation.