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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that we pay honor and respect
3to the truly great individuals who have served our country, and
4in doing so, have gone above and beyond the call of duty to
5make the ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Kerry Michael Bugajsky joined the United States
7Army on January 16, 1967; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Specialist Fourth Class Bugajsky served as a
9mortar man with C Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 25th
10Infantry Division in the Iron Triangle in Vietnam; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Specialist Fourth Class Bugajsky died on January
1219, 1968 when he was hit during heavy mortar fire in the Chu
13Chi area of Vietnam; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
16SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of
17Route 14 between Christopher and Benton as the "SP4 Kerry M.
18Bugajsky Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
20is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

 

 

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1State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
2giving notice of the name the "SP4 Kerry M. Bugajsky Memorial
3Highway"; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Specialist Fourth Class Bugajsky and
6the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.