HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 106
(By Delegates Armstead, Brown, Guthrie, Hatfield, Higgins, Lane,
Palumbo, Spencer, Walters, Webster and Wells)
Requesting that the bridge located on Route 119 at milepost 13.77
at Davis Creek in Kanawha County, be named the "Captain
Benjamin David Tiffner Memorial Bridge."
Whereas, Benjamin David Tiffner always wanted to join the
military and at the age of 19 he enrolled at the United States
Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 2000; and
Whereas, After Infantry Officer's Basic Course, Airborne School
and Ranger School, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment, at Fort Lewis, Washington, and served as an
infantry platoon leader, reconnaissance platoon leader, and company
executive officer; and
Whereas, Captain Tiffner served in Iraq from November 2003 to
March 2004 and he returned to Iraq for his second tour of duty in
2006 after earning his Green Beret; and
Whereas, Benjamin David Tiffner tragically lost his life in
Baghdad, Iraq, on November 7, 2007, when his vehicle was struck by
an improvised explosive device while conducting a combat operation; and
Whereas, At the time of his death, Captain Tiffner was a
Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha team leader assigned to
Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and
while three of Captain Tiffner's team members were injured, no one
else was killed in the attack; and
Whereas, Captain Tiffner's awards and decorations included the
Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army
Commendation Medal (2OLC), Army Achievement Medal, National Defense
Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraq
Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service
Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge,
Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, and the Special Forces Tab; and
Whereas, It is fitting that this bridge be named for Captain
Benjamin David Tiffner to honor his life and his faithful and
courageous service to his country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the
bridge located on Route 119 at milepost 13.77 at Davis Creek in
Kanawha County the "Captain Benjamin David Tiffner Memorial
Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways is hereby requested to cause to be fabricated signs to be erected at each entry of said bridge, containing bold and prominent
letters proclaiming the bridge to be the "Captain Benjamin David
Tiffner Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward certified copies of this resolution to the Commissioner of
the Division of Highways and members of Captain Benjamin David
Tiffner's family.