HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 56
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegates Anderson, Andes,
Argento, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Blair, Boggs,
Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo,
Carmichael, Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem,
Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens,
Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins,
Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa Kominar, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth,
Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan,
Michael, Miley, C. Miller, J. Miller, Moore, Morgan, Moye,
Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, D. Poling,
M. Poling, Poore, Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross,
Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith,
Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman,
Swartzmiller, Talbott, Varner, D. Walker, T. Walker, Walters,
Wells, White, Williams and Wooton)
[Introduced February 17, 2010]
Requesting the Division of Highways place commemorative signs at
mile marker 65.5 of the north and south bound lanes of
Interstate 64/Interstate 77 near Mahan in Fayette County and
on Route 19 one mile north of its intersection with Route 61
near Oak Hill in Fayette County indicating that the motorist is crossing the 38th parallel north in honor of the veterans
of the Korean War and particularly in memory of the thousands
who died in the pursuit of freedom for all mankind.
Whereas, The 38
th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is
38 degrees north of the earth's equatorial plane; and
Whereas, The 38
th parallel north has been especially important
in recent history as the dividing line between the countries of
North and South Korea; and
Whereas, The military struggle fought on the Korean Peninsula
began in 1950 with the invasion of North Korea crossing the 38
th
parallel into South Korea; and
Whereas, The 38
th parallel was the place where the cease-fire
was called that effectively ended the Korean War in July, 1953,
after more than three years of conflict; and
Whereas, As a fitting tribute to those who fought against
communist aggression in Korea, and especially the thousands who
were killed, a sign designating that the motorist is crossing the
38
th parallel north should be erected on Interstate 64/Interstate
77 at mile marker 65.5 near Mahan in Fayette County and on Route 19
one mile north of its intersection with Route 61 near Oak Hill in
Fayette County; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the West Virginia
Division of Highways erect a sign at mile marker 65.5 of the north and south bound lanes of Interstate 64/Interstate 77 near Mahan in
Fayette County and on Route 19 one mile north of its intersection
with Route 61 near Oak Hill in Fayette County designating that the
motorist is crossing the 38
th parallel north in honor of the
veterans of the Korean War and particularly in memory of the
thousands who died in the pursuit of freedom for all mankind; and,
be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation, the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways, the Korean War Veterans Mountaineer Chapter and the
Korean War Veterans Association of West Virginia.