Bill Text: IL HJR0004 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the IL Route 54 bridge crossing the Sangamon River near Riverton as the "PFC Daniel Lee Kick Memorial Bridge".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-04-19 - Referred to Assignments [HJR0004 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HJR0004-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
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| 4 | who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the
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| 5 | ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Daniel Lee Kick was born on January 26, 1948 and | ||||||
| 7 | grew up in Riverton; he attended Riverton Grade School and | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from Riverton High School in 1966; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, After graduating high school, Daniel Lee Kick | ||||||
| 10 | enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was
deployed to | ||||||
| 11 | South Vietnam on September 25, 1967; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, PFC Kick served with the 1st Marine Division, 1st | ||||||
| 13 | Battalion, 5th Marines, H&S Company; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, From February 13 through February 23, 1968, the | ||||||
| 15 | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines were engaged
with heavily-armed and | ||||||
| 16 | well-entrenched North Vietnamese Army forces as part of the | ||||||
| 17 | Tet Offensive in the
city of Hue, South Vietnam; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, For six consecutive days during the fighting, PFC | ||||||
| 19 | Kick continuously risked his life by performing medevac and | ||||||
| 20 | resupply missions for his
embattled unit in the face of small | ||||||
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| 1 | arms
fire, automatic weapons, and rocket fire; his actions | ||||||
| 2 | were undoubtedly directly influential in saving the lives of | ||||||
| 3 | many of his fellow Marines; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, While on a medevac run on the evening of February | ||||||
| 5 | 16, 1968, PFC Kick's vehicle was
ambushed by the enemy, and he | ||||||
| 6 | was mortally wounded; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, PFC Kick was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze | ||||||
| 8 | Star, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam
Campaign | ||||||
| 9 | Medal, and the Vietnam Service Medal; he was also awarded the | ||||||
| 10 | Vietnamese Military Merit
Medal and the Vietnamese Gallantry | ||||||
| 11 | Cross with Palm from the South Vietnam Government; his
name | ||||||
| 12 | can be found on Panel 40E Line 7 of the Vietnam Veterans | ||||||
| 13 | Memorial in Washington, D.C.; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 16 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the IL Route 54 bridge crossing | ||||||
| 17 | the Sangamon River near Riverton shall be designated as the | ||||||
| 18 | "PFC Daniel Lee Kick Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
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| 20 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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| 21 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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| 22 | giving notice of the name "PFC Daniel Lee Kick Memorial | ||||||
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| 1 | Bridge"; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of PFC Kick, the Mayor of Riverton, and | ||||||
| 4 | the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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