06 LC 34
0506
House
Resolution 1108
By:
Representatives Loudermilk of the
14th,
Reece of the
11th,
and Cummings of the
16th
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
the SPC Justin W. Johnson Memorial Interchange; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
SPC Justin W. Johnson was a member of the United States
Armýs
1st Cavalry Division, 1st and 82nd Field Artillery serving in Iraq;
and
WHEREAS,
Justin was born on June 25, 1981, in Portsmouth, Virginia, and moved to Rome,
Georgia, when he was four years old; and
WHEREAS,
he attended West Central Elementary and Glenwood Elementary schools and
graduated from Armuchee High in 2000; and
WHEREAS,
he joined the United States Army in January, 2002, in reaction to the attacks on
the United States on September 11, 2001; and
WHEREAS,
SPC Justin W. Johnson arrived in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 30, 2004, and 12 days
later on April 10, 2004, while serving as a gunner on an Humvee, was killed in
action when his patrol was hit by a roadside bomb; and
WHEREAS,
Justin has been awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Ribbon,
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary
Medal, and the Good Citizenship Award by the National Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution; and
WHEREAS,
this courageous soldier, who in the spirit of the American patriot, volunteered
to confront the dangers, privations, and discomforts of wartime service and in
the spirit of humanity strived to keep the peace in Iraq with fortitude and
steadfast resolve, making us as a nation truly proud; and
WHEREAS,
all Americans owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women of our armed forces
who risk their lives in the defense of freedom and to secure the blessings of
liberty for this nation and other peoples of the world.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the
intersection of SR 53 with SR 140 in Floyd County be dedicated as the SPC Justin
W. Johnson Memorial Interchange, and the Department of Transportation is
authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers dedicating the
SPC Justin W. Johnson Memorial Interchange.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of
SPC Justin W. Johnson and to the Department of Transportation.