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IN HCR0029
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/8/2013
Primary Sponsor
Steven Davisson
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AI Summary
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Urges the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the portion of State Road 56 and U.S. Highway 150 that converge between Paoli and French Lick as the "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway"
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Recognizes that 187,600 Indiana residents served in the Vietnam War and 1,534 were killed in action
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Acknowledges that Vietnam veterans often did not receive proper recognition or welcome upon returning home from an unpopular war
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Requires the Principal Clerk of the House to transmit copies of the resolution to the INDOT commissioner and the Orange County Veterans service office
Legislative Description
Urging INDOT to name a road the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs
4/10/2013