School.
(2) Upon graduation, Staff Sergeant Baysore enlisted in
the United States Army.
(3) Staff Sergeant Baysore's distinguished 12-year
career in the United States Army included three deployments
to Afghanistan and one deployment to Iraq.
(4) Staff Sergeant Baysore's awards and citations
include three Army Commendation Medals, five Army Achievement
Medals, Valorous Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, four
Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal,
three Afghanistan Campaign Medals, Iraq Campaign Medal with
Arrowhead, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two
Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons,
Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, NATO Defense Medal,
U.S. Army Basic Recruiter Badge-Silver with two Gold
Achievement Stars, three U.S. Army Basic Recruiter Badge-Gold
with three Star Sapphires, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Expert
Infantryman's Badge, Air Assault Badge, Parachutist Badge,
Parachutist Badge with Distinguished Device, Bronze Service
Star and Expert Marksmanship Badge.
(5) Staff Sergeant Baysore was most recently assigned to
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, at Fort
Campbell, Kentucky, as a squad leader.
(6) On September 26, 2013, Staff Sergeant Baysore made
the ultimate sacrifice in selfless service to his nation
during combat operations in Paktya Province, Afghanistan.
(7) Staff Sergeant Baysore is remembered as a loving
father to his son, Darren, a devoted husband to his wife,
Jamie, and a cherished son and brother to his parents and
sisters.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 254 in
Northumberland County where it passes under State Route 147 to
where it intersects with State Route 54 in Montour County is
hereby designated the Staff Sergeant Thomas Allen Baysore
Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 5. Corporal David F. Heiser Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Corporal David F. Heiser was born in Orwigsburg on
September 2, 1947, and grew up in the borough. He graduated
from Blue Mountain High School in 1965.
(2) In March 1968, Corporal Heiser answered the call of
duty and enlisted in the United States Army to serve his
country. He trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, as an
infantryman and as an Army medic.
(3) In September 1968, he was promoted to the rank of
corporal and was sent to Vietnam. His platoon was ambushed on
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