PRINTER'S NO. 1333
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1040
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TEPLITZ, WOZNIAK, SABATINA, COSTA, DINNIMAN,
GREENLEAF AND TARTAGLIONE, OCTOBER 20, 2015
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 20, 2015
AN ACT
Designating the bridge on State Route 225 that crosses the
Armstrong Creek in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, as the
Staff Sergeant Brian K. Mowery Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Staff Sergeant Brian K. Mowery Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Brian K. Mowery was born on December 30, 1961, to
Harry E. and Patricia M. Mowery.
(2) Staff Sergeant Mowery served in the United States
Marine Corps from 1979 through 1985.
(3) In 2000, Staff Sergeant Mowery enlisted in the
Pennsylvania Army National Guard - Kutztown as an infantry
team leader and a motor transport operator. During this time,
he served in the Kosovo Peacekeeping Mission from 2003
through 2004 and in disaster relief after Hurricane Katrina
in 2005.
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(4) Staff Sergeant Mowery proudly served in the 131st
Transportation Company of the Pennsylvania Army National
Guard - Williamstown starting in 2010 and was stationed in
Afghanistan from January 2011 until his death.
(5) While transporting necessary supplies near Bagram,
Afghanistan, his convoy was attacked, and Staff Sergeant
Mowery was killed on July 18, 2011.
(6) In recognition of his service, Staff Sergeant Mowery
was awarded two Army Commendation Medals, an Army Reserve
Component Achievement Medal, a NATO Medal, the Kosovo
Campaign Medal and the Governor's Unit Citation. He
posthumously received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star,
and he was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant.
(b) Designation.--The bridge on State Route 225 that crosses
the Armstrong Creek in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, is
hereby designated as the Staff Sergeant Brian K. Mowery Memorial
Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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