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Senate
Resolution 864
By:
Senators Douglas of the 17th and Hudgens of the 47th
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
the SGT Mike Stokely Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
SGT Michael "Mike" Stokely was a member of Troop E 108th Cavalry Unit in the
48th Brigade Combat Team serving in Iraq; and
WHEREAS,
Mike joined the National Guard as a junior in high school in Loganville,
Georgia, and signed on for a six-year term; and
WHEREAS,
SGT Stokely was on foot patrol on August 16, 2005, around the area of Yusufiyah,
Iraq, and was killed by injuries suffered when an explosive device detonated;
and
WHEREAS,
this courageous soldier confronted the dangers, privations, and discomforts of
striving 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 portion of
SR 81 in Walton County from its intersection with US 78 to the Newton County
line be dedicated as the SGT Mike Stokely Memorial Highway, and the Department
of Transportation is authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate
markers dedicating the SGT Mike Stokely Memorial Highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of SGT Mike
Stokely and to the Department of
Transportation.