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| 3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 who have served their country; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Kenny Kays joined the U.S. Army in 1969 to serve |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 as a medic; as of May 7, 1970, he was serving as a private in |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 the Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 WHEREAS, During a firefight on that day in Thua ThienHue |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 Province, Republic of Vietnam, Pfc. Kays repeatedly allowed |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 himself to be the target of enemy fire in order to treat |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 wounded soldiers; even after losing his lower left leg to an |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 explosion, he treated the wounds of his fellow soldiers before |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 allowing his injuries to be addressed; these actions resulted |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 in the saving of numerous lives and inspired others in his |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 company to repel the enemy; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 WHEREAS, In November of 1973, Pfc. Kays was promoted to |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 private first class and awarded the Medal of Honor for |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 his life above and beyond the call of duty; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 WHEREAS, Pfc. Kays' heroism at the risk of his life are in |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 keeping with the highest traditions of the service and reflect |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2 great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army; therefore, be |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 it |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 Route 15 from the western edge of Fairfield west to the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 intersection with County Highway 10 as the "Pfc. Kenny Kays |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 Memorial Highway"; and be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 giving notice of the name "Pfc. Kenny Kays Memorial Highway"; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14 and be it further |
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