HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 126

(By Delegates Eldridge, R. Phillips, Marcum, Rodighiero,

                                                              and Moffatt )

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the road from the mouth of Harts Creek on Harts Creek Road 1.2 mile to Warrens Way off SR 10 on CR 19 Lincoln County, the "U. S. Army CPL George Browning Memorial Road".

            Whereas, George Edward Browning was born on January 28, 1949 in Harts, Lincoln County, West Virginia. Corporal George Edward Browning was an infantryman in A TRP, 3^rd SQDN, 4^th Cavalry, 25^th INF DIV, USARV. He began his tour of duty on January 1, 1968 in Vietnam and was killed in action on March 28, 1968 in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam; and

            Whereas, Naming the road from the mouth of Harts Creek on Harts Creek Road to Warrens Way 1.2 mile off SR 10 on CR 19 Lincoln County, the "U. S. Army CPL George Browning Memorial Road" is an appropriate recognition of his ultimate sacrifice to his country, state and Lincoln County; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the road from the mouth of Harts Creek on Harts Creek Road to Warrens Way 1.2 mile off SR 10 on CR 19 Lincoln County, the "U. S. Army CPL George Browning Memorial Road"; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the road as the "U. S. Army CPL George Browning Memorial Road"; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and the surviving family of George Browning.