| 20 | 14 | | First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023) |
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| 21 | 15 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 22 | 16 | | RESOLUTION No. 4 |
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| 23 | 17 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana |
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| 24 | 18 | | 2 Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on State |
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| 25 | 19 | | 3 Road 29 over Wildcat Creek in Burlington, Indiana, as the |
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| 26 | 20 | | 4 "Donald L. Mills Memorial Bridge". |
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| 27 | 21 | | 5 Whereas, Donald L. Mills was born on January 12, 1949, in |
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| 28 | 22 | | 6 Kokomo, Indiana, graduated from Kokomo High School in |
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| 29 | 23 | | 7 1967, and then joined the United States Army; |
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| 30 | 24 | | 8 Whereas, Mills served as a Chief Warrant Officer in the Army |
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| 31 | 25 | | 9 as a helicopter pilot, and he was deployed to Vietnam from |
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| 32 | 26 | | 10 April 15, 1970, to April 14, 1971; |
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| 33 | 27 | | 11 Whereas, On June 22, 1970, Mills was flying a Command and |
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| 34 | 28 | | 12 Control helicopter when a request was made for an emergency |
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| 35 | 29 | | 13 medical evacuation; |
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| 36 | 30 | | 14 Whereas, Mills immediately reacted to the request and |
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| 37 | 31 | | 15 proceeded to the pickup point with a complete disregard for his |
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| 38 | 32 | | 16 personal safety as the point was under heavy enemy fire upon |
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| 39 | 33 | | 17 his arrival; |
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| 40 | 34 | | 18 Whereas, Mills maneuvered his helicopter to make it a |
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| 41 | 35 | | 19 stationary target for enemy fire, shielding the extraction, and |
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| 42 | 36 | | 20 creating enough time for the wounded soldier to be placed |
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| 43 | 37 | | 21 aboard; |
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| 44 | 38 | | 22 Whereas, Through his timely actions, he was instrumental in |
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| 45 | 39 | | 23 saving the life of his fellow soldier and served as an inspiration |
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| 46 | 40 | | 24 to his entire unit; and |
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| 47 | 41 | | HC 4—HC 1007/DI 140 2 |
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| 48 | 42 | | 1 Whereas, As a result of his bravery, Chief Warrant Officer |
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| 49 | 43 | | 2 Donald L. Mills was awarded the Air Medal, which is awarded |
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| 50 | 44 | | 3 for single acts of heroism or meritorious achievement while |
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| 51 | 45 | | 4 participating in aerial flight: Therefore, |
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| 52 | 46 | | 5 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
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| 53 | 47 | | 6 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
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| 54 | 48 | | 7 the Senate concurring: |
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| 55 | 49 | | 8 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the |
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| 56 | 50 | | 9 Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on |
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| 57 | 51 | | 10 State Road 29 over Wildcat Creek in Burlington, Indiana, as the |
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| 58 | 52 | | 11 "Donald L. Mills Memorial Bridge". |
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| 59 | 53 | | 12 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 60 | 54 | | 13 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the |
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| 61 | 55 | | 14 Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation. |
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| 62 | 56 | | HC 4—HC 1007/DI 140 3 |
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| 63 | 57 | | COMMITTEE REPORT |
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| 64 | 58 | | Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Roads and Transportation, to |
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| 65 | 59 | | which was referred House Concurrent Resolution 4, has had the same |
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| 66 | 60 | | under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the |
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| 67 | 61 | | House with the recommendation that said resolution do pass. |
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| 68 | 62 | | (Reference is to HC 4 as printed January 12, 2023.) |
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| 69 | 63 | | PRESSEL |
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| 70 | 64 | | Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0 |
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