THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY McCALL, FEBRUARY 24, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 24, 2009  

AN ACT

Designating a bridge to be constructed on that portion of SR 903

over the Lehigh River, Jim Thorpe Borough, Carbon County, as

the Sgt. Andrew J. Baddick Memorial Bridge.

WHEREAS, Sgt. Andrew J. Baddick was a native of Jim Thorpe,

Carbon County, and a 1997 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area Senior

High School; and

WHEREAS, Sgt. Baddick enlisted in the United States Army in

1999 and graduated from Jump School at Fort Benning, Georgia, on

February 14, 2001; and

WHEREAS, Later that same year, he reenlisted in the United

States Army for six years; and

WHEREAS, In 2002 Sgt. Baddick was awarded the Army

Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service while assigned as a

Dismounted Infantryman in recognition of loyalty and commitment

to excellence; and

WHEREAS, Later that same year, Sgt. Baddick was deployed to

Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom; and

WHEREAS, In 2003 Sgt. Baddick received the Army Achievement

Medal awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who,

while serving in any capacity with the United States Army in a

noncombat area, have distinguished themselves by meritorious

service or achievement; and

WHEREAS, Sgt. Baddick was honorably serving his country while

on active duty in Iraq on September 29, 2003, when he gave his

life attempting to rescue a fellow soldier from a submerged

military vehicle; and

WHEREAS, Sgt. Baddick, beloved son of Ann Callen Baddick and

Joseph Baddick, was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Sgt. Andrew J. Baddick Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Designation.--The bridge to be constructed on SR 903 in

Jim Thorpe Borough, Carbon County, over the Lehigh River is

hereby designated the Sgt. Andrew J. Baddick Memorial Bridge.

(b)  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.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.