Full Text of HJR0131 100th General Assembly
HJ0131 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, It is important to remember and honor the service | | 3 | | of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of the | | 4 | | United States of America; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, It is long overdue that we recognize, honor, and | | 6 | | remember the sacrifices of those who served and died in the | | 7 | | Vietnam War; and
| | 8 | | WHEREAS, Glenard Jay Gregory was born in Shipman, Illinois | | 9 | | to J.W. and Velda Lorene (Manahan) Gregory on February 27, | | 10 | | 1949; he enlisted in the United States Army on November 28, | | 11 | | 1967; and
| | 12 | | WHEREAS, Glenard Jay Gregory served as a Field artillery | | 13 | | Basic with Battery A of the 1st Battalion, 27th Artillery, 23rd | | 14 | | Artillery Group, II Field Force; and
| | 15 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Gregory started his tour of Vietnam on May 6, | | 16 | | 1968; he was injured on April 19, 1969 and passed away on April | | 17 | | 20, 1969, tragically dying at the age of 20, just days before | | 18 | | he was scheduled to return home; and
| | 19 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Gregory was awarded the Vietnam Campaign | | 20 | | Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the National Defense Medal, |
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| | 1 | | the Purple Heart Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Expert | | 2 | | Sharpshooter Medal, and the Bronze Star with "V" Decoration; | | 3 | | and
| | 4 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Gregory is buried in the Shipman Cemetery in | | 5 | | Macoupin County; and
| | 6 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Gregory is honored on Panel 26w, Line 15 of | | 7 | | the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.; therefore, be it
| | 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | | 9 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | | 10 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Route 16 in Shipman, | | 11 | | Illinois as the "Sgt. Glenard Jay Gregory Memorial Road"; and | | 12 | | be it further
| | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | | 14 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | | 15 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | | 16 | | giving notice of the name "Sgt. Glenard Jay Memorial Road"; and | | 17 | | be it further
| | 18 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | | 19 | | presented to the family of Sgt. Glenard Jay Gregory, the | | 20 | | Village of Shipman, and the Secretary of Transportation.
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