44th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2000

REQUESTING THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO DEDICATE THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATES 25 AND 40, THE "BIG I", AS VETERANS MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE.

WHEREAS, those who have made the supreme sacrifice or were wounded while defending our freedom, and all combat veterans, living or dead, who have engaged the enemy should be remembered by future generations; and

WHEREAS, the redesignation of the intersection of interstates 25 and 40 is a way to pay lasting tribute to those veterans for preserving the freedom of the United States; and

WHEREAS, the state highway commission has a procedure for giving highway interchanges honorary names to recognize important achievements;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state highway commission be requested to dedicate the "Big I", where interstates 25 and 40 meet, as "Veterans Memorial Interchange", dedicated to the memory and recognition of American combat veterans; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the state highway commissioners and the secretary of highway and transportation.