Bill > SJR0020

This joint resolution honors U.S. Army Sergeant Levi Ridgley by designating a stretch of U.S. Highway 250 in Illinois as the "Sgt. Levi Ridgley Memorial Road". The resolution provides background on Ridgley, noting that he served in the Illinois National Guard and later the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, and was killed in action on March 30, 2005, during Operation Iraqi Freedom while serving at a checkpoint in Iraq. The resolution requests the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect appropriate signs along the designated highway segment to commemorate Ridgley's service and sacrifice. Additionally, the resolution calls for copies of the document to be presented to Ridgley's family, the Mayor of Olney, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, demonstrating a formal recognition of Ridgley's military service and ultimate sacrifice for the nation.

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