COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17

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

[Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 13-2-0.01, located in Greenbrier County, the “U. S. Army 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 “U. S. Army 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 “U. S. Army 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.