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Senate
Resolution 296
By:
Senator Goggans of the 7th
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
the POW Julian Abel Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Julian Abel was born on April 23, 1921, and enlisted on August 20, 1942, to
serve his country in the Army Air Force during World War II; and
WHEREAS,
he was shot down on November 26, 1943; and
WHEREAS,
this great citizen of Berrien County, Georgia, made the ultimate sacrifice while
in service to his country and defending it during time of war; and
WHEREAS,
this courageous soldier, in the spirit of the American patriot, confronted the
dangers, privations, and discomforts of wartime service with 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 members of
this body dedicate the Hardy Creek Bridge on US 82, in Berrien County, as the
POW Julian Abel Memorial Bridge; and the Department of Transportation is
authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers dedicating the
POW Julian Abel Memorial Bridge.
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 Julian Abel
and to the Department of Transportation.