HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19
(By Delegates Trump and Mezzatesta)
[Introduced January 30, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Requesting the Commissioner of the Division of Highways to name the
newly constructed bridge on Route 9 which crosses the CSX
Railroad in Paw Paw, Morgan County, West Virginia, "The
American Legion Bridge" in honor of those men and women who
honorably served their country in the United States Armed
Forces.
Whereas, The American Legion was chartered by the United States
Congress on September 16, 1919, as a patriotic, mutual-help,
war-time veterans organization; and
Whereas, Membership eligibility in the American Legion is based
on honorable federal active duty service with the United States
Armed Forces; and
Whereas, The American Legion is an organization of nearly three
million war veterans - men and women - in nearly fifteen thousand
American Legion Posts worldwide who have dedicated themselves to
the service of community, state, and nation; and
Whereas, The American Legion's dedication and service to
community, state, and nation should not go unnoticed; therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the West Virginia
Division of Highways to name the newly constructed bridge on Route
9 which crosses the CSX Railroad in Paw Paw, Morgan County, West
Virginia, "The American Legion Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways cause an
appropriate sign to be placed at both ends of this bridge which
designates the bridge as "The American Legion Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is
hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the
Commissioner of the Division of Highways and to the Harley Bohrer
Post No. 128 of the American Legion.
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