SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17

(By Senators Laird, Miller, Unger, Plymale, Stollings, Cole and Jenkins)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 13-2-0.01, located in Greenbrier County, the “Sgt. James Lee Holcomb Memorial Bridge”.

    Whereas, James Lee Holcomb was born and raised in Russellville, West Virginia; and

    Whereas, After attending Nuttall High School, James Lee Holcomb enlisted in the United States Army; and

    Whereas, James Lee Holcomb completed his basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia, and went on to serve in the Panama Canal Zone and then in Korea for thirteen months; and

    Whereas, James Lee Holcomb answered the call of duty in Vietnam, where he was wounded twice and received the Combat Infantry Badge and the Bronze Star Medal; and

    Whereas, On November 1, 1966, James Lee Holcomb made the ultimate sacrifice for his country when he was killed in action in Vietnam, leaving behind a wife, two children, his siblings and a host of family and friends; and

    Whereas, It is fitting to honor the life of James Lee Holcomb by naming this bridge as an everlasting tribute to his memory; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 13-2-0.01, located in Greenbrier County, the “Sgt. James Lee Holcomb Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “Sgt. James Lee Holcomb Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.