| 1 | 1 | | 24 LC 39 4268 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 1228 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Corbett of the 174 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Cannon of the 172 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Bonner of the 73 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Gladney |
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| 10 | 10 | | of the 130 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , and Hitchens of the 161 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Honoring the life of Corporal Dewey E. Rewis, Jr., and dedicating a bridge in his memory; |
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| 18 | 18 | | and for other purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, our nation's security continues to rely on patriotic men and women who put3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | their personal lives on hold in order to place themselves in harm's way to protect the4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | freedoms that all United States citizens cherish; and5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Dewey E. Rewis, Jr., was a guardian of this nation's freedom and6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | liberty with the United States Army, serving in the Korean War; and7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Rewis was reported missing in action on December 2, 1950, after his8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | unit came under attack during an advance along the eastern banks of the Chosin Reservoir9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | in North Korea; and10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, it was reported that Corporal Rewis was held as a prisoner of war and died in11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | an area called the Death Valley, which served as a collection point for United Nations12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | prisoners, but his remains were not returned home to his family and accounted for until13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | October 25, 2022; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 1228 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Rewis demonstrated selfless service to this nation and his unyielding |
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| 35 | 35 | | commitment to protecting the people and ideals of the United States in giving the ultimate16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | sacrifice will be remembered always; and17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, he embodied the spirit of service, willing to find meaning in something greater18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | than himself and it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a bridge in his memory.20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on State Route 52 over the Alapaha River in22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Echols County is dedicated as the US Army Cpl. Dewey E. Rewis Jr. Memorial Bridge.23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the US Army Cpl. Dewey E.25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Rewis Jr. Memorial Bridge.26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | family of Corporal Dewey E. Rewis, Jr., and to the Department of Transportation.29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | H. R. 1228 |
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