1Designating a portion of County Line Road separating Montgomery
2County and Bucks County as the SP4 Ronald C. Smith Memorial
3Highway; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 233 from 
4the northern corporate limits of Newville Borough to the 
5Cumberland County and Perry County line as the Sergeant 
6Timothy L. Hayslett Memorial Highway; designating a bridge on 
7that portion of US 22/US 322 Eastbound over Interstate 81, 
8Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, as the Chief Warrant 
9Officer Matthew Ruffner Memorial Bridge; designating a 
10portion of Pennsylvania Route 12 in Alsace Township, Berks 
11County, as the Special Warfare Operator Chief (SEAL) Lance M. 
12Vaccaro Highway; designating the bridge on State Route 3023, 
13Johns Road, Johnstown, Cambria County, as the Clara Barton 
14Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge located on State 
15Route 1003, Old York Road, over the Pennsylvania Turnpike, in 
16Fairview Township, York County, as the Staff Sergeant Guy E. 
17Shelley Memorial Bridge; designating the portion of State 
18Route 51, known as Fleming Park Road, that intersects with 
19Coraopolis Road in Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, as the 
20Captain Sean M. Ruane Memorial Highway; <-and designating the 
21bridge crossing the Lackawanna River along 8th Avenue, also 
22known as U.S. Business Route 6, in downtown Carbondale, 
23Lackawanna County, as the 109th Infantry Bridge<-; designating 
24State Bridge No. 53-0054-0290-0143 carrying S.R. 54 in 
25Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, over the Reading and
 

1Northern Railroad, as the Cornelius McElhenny Memorial 
2Bridge; designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 
366 over the Kiskiminetas River, Leechburg Borough, Armstrong 
4County, as the Veterans Memorial Bridge; redesignating 
5Concord Road (S.R. 3007) in Chester Township, Delaware 
6County, as Judge Robert A. Wright Memorial Road; designating 
7Whitaker Avenue from its intersection with Roosevelt 
8Boulevard in Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, to the 
9point where it meets East Erie Avenue in Philadelphia City, 
10Philadelphia County, as the 65th Infantry "Borinqueneers" 
11Avenue; designating the section of State Route 45, from the 
12intersection of State Route 26, Segment 0140, Offset 0000, in 
13Pine Grove Mills, Centre County, to U.S. Business Route 322, 
14Segment 0240, Offset 0000, in Boalsburg, Centre County, as 
15the Sergeant Adam Hartswick Interchange; designating a bridge 
16on that portion of 17th Street over State Route 56 in Windber 
17Borough, Somerset County, as the Trooper Joseph Sepp Memorial 
18Bridge; designating a portion of State Route 30 in 
19Philadelphia County as the Betty Ann Townes Memorial Highway; 
20designating a bridge in Greene County as the Lieutenant 
21Colonel Cephus Lee Roupe Memorial Bridge; and designating a 
22bridge on that portion of State Route 2020 over Interstate 81 
23in the Borough of Dunmore, Lackawanna County, as the 2nd 
24Lieutenant Carol Ann Drazba and Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
25Bridge.

26The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
27hereby enacts as follows:

28Section 1. SP4 Ronald C. Smith Memorial Highway.

29(a) Findings.--

30(1) SP4 Ronald Carlton Smith was a resident of Hatboro,
31Pennsylvania, before enlisting in the United States Army on
32December 6, 1967, at 23 years of age.

33(2) SP4 Smith was assigned to Troop E, 1st Cavalry, 11th
34Infantry Brigade, Americal Division of the United States Army
35in Vietnam.

36(3) SP4 Smith served as an Armor Reconnaissance
37Specialist, gathering intelligence on terrain features;
38scouting enemy force strength and locations; driving armored,
39tracked and wheeled vehicles and engaging in tactical
40operations against enemy troops.

41(4) While valiantly serving his country, SP4 Smith was
42killed by an explosive device on April 14, 1968, in the Quang

1Ngai Province of South Vietnam.

2(b) Designation.--The section of County Line Road separating
3Montgomery and Bucks Counties from Maple Avenue to Easton Road
4is hereby designated the SP4 Ronald C. Smith Memorial Highway.

5(c) Signs.---The Department of Transportation shall erect
6and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the
7highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

8Section 2. Sergeant Timothy L. Hayslett Memorial Highway.

9(a) Findings and declarations.--The General Assembly finds
10and declares as follows:

11(1) Timothy L. Hayslett was born May 17, 1977, in
12Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He moved to Newville,
13Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County along with his family in
141983. He attended Big Spring High School in Newville and
15entered the United States Army in 1995 where he served for
16eight years.

17(2) Sergeant Hayslett was assigned to the Headquarters
18and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored
19Regiment, 1st Armored Division at Friedberg, Germany. He died
20November 15, 2003, at 26 years of age while on patrol in
21Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck his
22Humvee.

23(3) Sergeant Hayslett was awarded the Purple Heart and
24the Bronze Star Medal for his wounds sustained in combat
25against an enemy of the United States. He was also awarded
26the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal,
27the Global War on Terror Service Medal and the Iraq Campaign
28Medal with Two Bronze Service Stars.

29(4) Sergeant Timothy Hayslett, the beloved son of Guy L.
30and Mary D. Hayslett of Newville, PA, was courageously

1serving his country at the time of his death, and his
2excellence as a soldier has been extolled by many.

3(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 233 from
4the northern corporate limits of Newville Borough to the
5Cumberland County and Perry County line is hereby designated as
6the Sergeant Timothy L. Hayslett Memorial Highway.

7(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
8maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
9traffic in both directions on the highway.

10Section 3. Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Ruffner Memorial
11Bridge.

12(a) Findings.--

13(1) Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Matthew Ruffner was a
14resident of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County,
15Pennsylvania.

16(2) CWO Ruffner was a pilot and a senior flight
17instructor at Fort Indiantown Gap.

18(3) While bravely serving his country, CWO Ruffner was
19killed in Afghanistan on April 9, 2013, in a helicopter
20crash.

21(b) Designation.--The bridge located on US 22/US 322
22Eastbound over Interstate 81 in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin
23County, is hereby designated the Chief Warrant Officer Matthew
24Ruffner Memorial Bridge.

25(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
26maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
27traffic in both directions on the bridge.

28Section 4. Special Warfare Operator Chief (SEAL) Lance M.
29Vaccaro Highway.

30(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

1follows:

2(1) Special Warfare Operator Chief (SEAL) Lance M.
3Vaccaro was born in Reading in 1972 and was raised and lived
4in Alsace Township from 1973 until 1987, attending the Oley
5Valley School District public schools.

6(2) Special Warfare Operator Chief Lance M. Vaccaro
7graduated from Oley Valley High School in 1990 and after
8studying briefly at Kutztown University enlisted in the
9United States Navy in 1991.

10(3) After serving aboard the U.S.S. George Washington
11and U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Special Warfare Operator Chief Lance
12M. Vaccaro became a member of the United States Navy's elite
13SEALs in 1997 and subsequently was deployed on overseas
14missions in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.

15(4) Special Warfare Operator Chief Lance M. Vaccaro died
16during a training mission in the United States in 2008.

17(5) Special Warfare Operator Chief Lance M. Vaccaro's
18awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal,
19Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal,
20four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, two Combat
21Action Ribbons, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit
22Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Kosovo
23Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign
24Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on
25Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and Armed Forces Service Medal.

26(6) Special Warfare Operator Chief Lance M. Vaccaro is
27survived by his parents, Joseph and Christine L. Vaccaro.

28(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 12 in
29Alsace Township, Berks County, is hereby designated the Special
30Warfare Operator Chief (SEAL) Lance M. Vaccaro Highway.

1(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
2maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
3traffic in both directions on the highway.

4Section 5. Clara Barton Memorial Bridge.

5(a) Findings.--

6(1) In 1882, after years of work, pioneer nurse Clara
7Barton's organization, the American National Red Cross, was
8officially established.

9(2) On June 5, 1889, approximately five days after the
10South Fork Dam broke in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Clara Barton
11and a group of Red Cross volunteers rode the train to the
12devastated town to help the survivors in one of the first
13major disaster responses for the organization.

14(3) Clara Barton and the Red Cross remained in the town
15for more than five months and provided aid to more than
1625,000 people by establishing feeding stations, building
17shelters and rendering medical care.

18(4) Clara Barton continued her work with the Red Cross
19helping others during times of disaster until her resignation
20in 1904 at 83 years of age. She died April 12, 1912, at 90
21years of age.

22(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 3023,
23Johns Street, over Little Conemaugh River in Johnstown, Cambria
24County is hereby designated the Clara Barton Memorial Bridge.

25(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
26maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
27traffic in both directions on the bridge.

28Section 6. Staff Sergeant Guy E. Shelley Memorial Bridge.

29(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
30follows:

1(1) Guy E. Shelley was born in Harrisburg and resided in
2nearby New Cumberland at the time of his military service.

3(2) Staff Sergeant Shelley was a Gunner and the
4Assistant Flight Engineer on the Lady Be Good, an American B-
524D Liberator stationed in Soluch, Libya. This small desert
6airstrip was about 34 miles southeast of Benghazi.

7(3) On April 4, 1943, the Lady Be Good was one of 25
8bombers of the 514th/376th Bomb Squadron of the United States
9Army Air Forces that took off in a sandstorm to strike
10Naples, Italy. The 700-mile mission began at 3:10 p.m.

11(4) The Lady Be Good was the only B-24 that did not
12safely return and, at approximately 2 a.m., the Liberator ran
13out of fuel, and her crew bailed out some 440 miles southeast
14of Soluch.

15(5) Most of the nine-member crew survived the crash and
16lived more than a week with little water or food in a desert
17with 130 degree daytime temperatures and nighttime
18temperatures of 35 degrees. Eight of the crew trekked 85
19miles from the crash site, with three members, including
20Staff Sergeant Shelley, traveling an additional 20-plus miles
21in search of rescue. All crew members died in the desert
22despite their valiant efforts to survive.

23(6) Wreckage of the B-24 was eventually discovered, and
24the remains of Staff Sergeant Shelley and his Lady Be Good
25crewmates were recovered 17 years after the crash and
26returned to the United States for interment.

27(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 1003,
28Old York Road, over the Pennsylvania Turnpike, in Fairview
29Township, York County, is hereby designated the Staff Sergeant
30Guy E. Shelley Memorial Bridge.

1(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
2maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
3traffic in both directions on the bridge.

4Section 7. Captain Sean M. Ruane Memorial Highway.

5(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
6follows:

7(1) Captain Sean M. Ruane, a highly decorated combat
8veteran, was born October 11, 1982, and graduated from
9Montour High School in 2000 and Embry Riddle Aeronautical
10University in 2005.

11(2) Upon graduation, Captain Ruane entered the United
12States Air Force and became a pilot.

13(3) Captain Ruane was deployed five times to the
14battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.

15(4) Captain Ruane was assigned to the 56th Rescue
16Squadron at the Royal Air Force's Lakenheath base in England.

17(5) On January 7, 2014, Captain Ruane paid the supreme
18sacrifice while serving his country when the plane in which
19he was instructing fellow airmen crashed in eastern England.

20(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 51, known as
21Fleming Park Road, that intersects with Coraopolis Road in
22Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, is hereby designated as the
23Captain Sean M. Ruane Memorial Highway.

24(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
25maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
26traffic in both directions on the highway.

27Section 8. 109th Infantry Bridge.

28(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
29follows:

30(1) The 109th Infantry Regiment constitutes one of four

1regiments in the 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 28th
2Infantry Division. Units of this Brigade date back to the
3American Revolution and were engaged in all the wars of this
4nation.

5(2) The 109th Infantry trace their origins to the
6Scranton City Guards Battalion, National Guard of
7Pennsylvania, which was constituted and organized on August
814, 1877. It was redesignated on September 23, 1878, as the
913th Infantry Regiment. The unit was mustered into Federal
10service on May 12 and 13, 1898, at Mount Gretna,
11Pennsylvania, as the 13th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
12Regiment for the Spanish American War. The unit did not serve
13outside the continental United States. It was mustered out of
14Federal service on March 11, 1899, at Augusta, Georgia.

15(3) On September 26, 1916, the unit was mustered into
16Federal service at Mount Gretna for service on the Mexican
17border and was stationed at Camp Stewart, El Paso, Texas. As
18border patrol operations began to close, the unit continued
19in Federal service as the United States entered World War I.
20The unit was drafted into Federal service on August 5, 1917.
21The unit was consolidated with the 1st Infantry Regiment,
22which was organized in 1777 and it was reorganized and
23redesignated as the 109th Infantry Regiment, an element of
24the 28th Division. The unit was mustered out of Federal
25service from May 17 through 20, 1919, at Camp Dix, New
26Jersey, and returned to the Commonwealth's control.

27(4) The soldiers of the 109th Infantry Regiment earned
28the nickname "Men of Iron" for the three-day defense against
29overwhelming odds during the German Army's Champagne-Marne
30Offensive when the 109th Infantry Regiment was attacked by

1the German 36th Division. A later German after-action report
2described the battle as "the most severe defeat of the war."
3The unit received campaign participation credit for the
4following: Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-
5Argonne, Champagne 1918 and Lorraine 1918. The regiment had
6suffered more than 100% casualties from the time it began
7service in Europe until the signing of the Armistice on
8November 11, 1918. Fighting was so fierce in some battles
9that in one case, an entire battalion was left in command of
10a sergeant. The red "Keystone," the symbol of the
11Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, became the patch of the 28th
12Division. It was the second official unit patch recognized by
13the War Department, even though the symbol of the red
14keystone has been worn on the uniforms of Pennsylvania
15soldiers since the 1870s.

16(5) Ten months before the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl
17Harbor, the 28th Division, including the 109th Infantry
18Regiment, received orders into Federal service. After the
19United States entered World War II, the division trained
20extensively in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Florida, England and
21Wales. The 109th became a Regimental Combat Team. It landed
22in France after D-Day and fought through Normandy, helped
23liberate Paris and battled through the Hurtgen Forest of
24Germany. Elements of the Regiment led the Division into the
25Rhineland to become the first troops to invade German soil
26since Napoleon and became bitterly engaged in the "West Wall"
27of Germany. The 109th Infantry paid with human life and blood
28as they received the following battle honors: Normandy,
29Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central
30Europe. They also received the following decorations from

1foreign governments: the French Croix de Guerre with Palm,
2streamer embroidered "COLMAR" and the Luxembourg Croix de
3Guerre, streamer embroidered "LUXEMBOURG."

4(6) The most noteworthy of the 109th Infantry's
5achievements during World War II came while the Regiment
6rested in the Ardennes sector, considered a "quiet" area,
7early in December 1944. At that time, the German General Von
8Rundstedt launched the vicious, well-planned battle which
9became known as the Battle of the Bulge. For eleven days the
10109th Regimental Combat Team had frustrated the offensive
11efforts of the German 5th Parachute Division and the 352nd VG
12Division to seize key terrain and establish a firm southern
13defense line for the main offensive thrust to seize Antwerp.
14By December 23, 1944, the 915th Volksgrenadier Regiment,
15352nd Volksgrenadier (VG) Division, the major foe, had been
16eliminated by the 109th Regimental Combat Team as a combat
17organization. Elements of the 914th and 916th Volksgrenadier
18Regiments also suffered sizeable losses. By December 25,
191944, except for the 2nd Battalion, the men of the 109th
20Infantry began to push back north across the Sure River which
21they had slowly been pushed through the previous eleven days.
22They had suffered 1,174 casualties in the battle in just the
23month of December, almost 40% of their effective strength.

24(7) Those of the 109th Infantry also underwent
25mobilization for the Korean War with the 28th Infantry
26Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, as it reinforced NATO
27in Germany in 1950. Several Pennsylvania units saw active
28service in Korea. Additionally, from September 2002 until
29March 2003, the unit was mobilized in support of Operation
30Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina. On January 4, 2005, the

1battalion mobilized again and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade
2Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (Mechanized) which
3deployed in June 2005 to Al Anbar Province, Iraq, in support
4of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

5(8) Since that time, the 109th Infantry has provided
6assistance to local residents of northeastern Pennsylvania
7during times of flooding and other natural disasters.
8Additionally, those in the Regiment continue their job of
9maintaining their equipment and training for needed future
10service. Among those who serve at the 109th Infantry
11Headquarters in Scranton are residents of Carbondale,
12Berwick, East Stroudsburg, Honesdale, Milton, Williamsport
13and other areas of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Wayne, Pike,
14Lycoming and other northeastern Pennsylvania counties. All of
15these who serve do so for all of the people of Pennsylvania
16and the nation and stand proud with the military readiness
17entrusted them according to the Regiment's motto, "CIVES ARMA
18FERANT: Let the Citizens Bear Arms."

19(b) Designation.--Because of the great history, sacrifice
20and commitment of those who have served in the 109th Infantry
21Regiment, the bridge crossing the Lackawanna River along 8th
22Avenue, also known as U.S. Business Route 6, in downtown
23Carbondale, Lackawanna County, is hereby designated the 109th
24Infantry Bridge.

25(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
26maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
27traffic in both directions on the bridge with the infantry's
28motto "CIVES ARMA FERANT: Let the Citizens Bear Arms" showing on
29the sign. Additionally, the department shall work with officials
30of the City of Carbondale and local residents on properly

1installing the 109th Infantry Regimental Crest with its motto
2"CIVES ARMA FERANT: Let the Citizens Bear Arms" on the bridge in
3the future.

<-4Section 9. Cornelius McElhenny Memorial Bridge.

5(a) Findings and declarations.--The General Assembly finds
6and declares as follows:

7(1) For many years, the bridge carrying S.R. 54 over the
8Reading and Northern Railroad in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill
9County, Department of Transportation No. 53-0054-0290-0143,
10has been known as the Cornelius McElhenny Bridge.

11(2) It was named for Cornelius McElhenny, a resident of
12Mahanoy Township and a lifelong public servant.

13(3) Cornelius McElhenny was born June 13, 1900, and died
14February 11, 1971.

15(4) He worked in the Morea colliery and served as
16president of the local chapter of the United Mine Workers of
17America from 1930 until 1943.

18(5) Throughout his life, he also held positions as
19supervisor for Mahanoy Township, president of the Mahanoy
20Township Water Authority, member of the Schuylkill County
21Executive Board, member of the Mahanoy Township School Board,
22member of the Mahanoy Area School Board and director of the
23Morea-New Boston Breaker Corporation. He was also active in
24St. Canicus Roman Catholic Church of Mahanoy City.

25(6) Cornelius McElhenny dedicated his life to his
26community, and it is fitting that the bridge be officially
27and permanently designated in his honor.

28(b) Designation.--The bridge, known as State Bridge No. 53-
290054-0290-0143, carrying S.R. 54 in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill
30County, over the Reading and Northern Railroad, is hereby

1designated as the Cornelius McElhenny Memorial Bridge.

2(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
3maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
4traffic in both directions on the bridge.

5Section 10. Veterans Memorial Bridge.

6(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and 
7declares that the Borough of Leechburg would like to honor the
8citizens of Leechburg who have have served or are currently
9serving our nation in the armed forces.

10(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 66 in
11Leechburg Borough, Armstrong County, over the Kiskiminetas River
12is hereby designated the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

13(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
14maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
15traffic in both directions on the bridge.

16Section 11. Judge Robert A. Wright Memorial Road.

17(a) Findings.--

18(1) Judge Robert A. Wright, a native of the City of
19Chester, broke racial barriers by becoming the first African
20American to serve in the Delaware County District Attorney's
21Office and on the county court.

22(2) Judge Wright had the unique privilege of swearing in
23his own son, Robert C. Wright, to the bench in 1992, and the
24two also had the historic privilege of being the first father
25and son to serve together on the Common Pleas Court for
26Delaware County.

27(3) A graduate of Temple Law School, Judge Wright was
28appointed to the court in 1970 and was elected to his first
29ten-year term in 1971.

30(4) In December 1989, he was appointed to a senior

1status on the court until 2003 when he was named a court
2conciliator.

3(5) Prior to becoming a judge, he served six years as an
4assistant district attorney.

5(6) Judge Wright received the Donald J. Orlowsky Award
6from the Delaware County Bar Association and the Delaware
7County Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Award.

8(7) Judge Wright will be remembered as a learned jurist
9who combined integrity and compassion with his strong
10knowledge of the law and who always reached a fair and just
11result.

12(8) After a distinguished law career spanning 45 years,
13Judge Wright retired in 1989 and passed away on Wednesday,
14February 3, 2010, at Glen Mills Senior Living at the age of
1590.

16(b) Redesignation.--The road located in Chester Township,
17Delaware County, known as Concord Road (S.R. 3007) is
18redesignated as Judge Robert A. Wright Memorial Road.

19(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
20maintain appropriate road signs displaying the redesignated name
21of the road to traffic in both directions.

22Section 12. 65th Infantry "Borinqueneers" Avenue.

23(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
24follows:

25(1) The 65th Infantry Regiment is a Puerto Rican
26regiment of the United States Army. The 65th Infantry
27Regiment participated in World War I, World War II and the
28Korean War.

29(2) "The Borinqueneers" is a nickname for the 65th
30Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division in the United States

1Army, an all-volunteer Puerto Rican unit. It was derived from
2the name Borinquen meaning "land of the brave lord." It has
3also been interpreted as "land of the pure."

4(3) Over 62,000 Puerto Ricans joined the military during
5World War II and over 43,000 Puerto Ricans served in the
6Korean War. While in Korea, the Borinqueneers served in nine
7separate military campaigns, with hundreds of men giving
8their lives to serve their country.

9(4) The Regiment won four Distinguished Service Crosses
10and 125 Silver Stars and was awarded the Presidential Unit
11Citation and the Greek Gold Metal for Bravery for its
12service.

13(b) Designation.--Whitaker Avenue from its intersection with
14Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County,
15to the point where it meets East Erie Avenue in Philadelphia
16City, Philadelphia County, is designated as the 65th Infantry
17"Borinqueneers" Avenue.

18(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
19maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
20traffic in both directions.

21Section 13. Sergeant Adam Hartswick Interchange.

22(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and
23declares as follows:

24(1) Sergeant Adam Hartswick preserved a long-standing
25family tradition of military service by pursuing a path in
26the United States Army after graduating from State College
27Area High School, in State College, Pennsylvania, in 2009.

28(2) Sergeant Hartswick began his service to others as a
29volunteer with Centre LifeLink EMS.

30(3) After graduating from high school, Sergeant

1Hartswick completed his medical training at Fort Sam Houston
2in Texas, which paved his way to becoming an Army Senior
3Combat Medic.

4(4) Sergeant Hartswick was deployed to Afghanistan in
5December 2012.

6(5) In May 2013, while rushing to the scene of an
7explosion that killed four United States service members in
8the Kandahar province, Sergeant Hartswick tragically lost
9both of his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive
10device after tending to a wounded solider.

11(6) After losing both of his legs, Sergeant Hartswick's
12composure remained intact as he was able to instruct his
13platoon leader on how to administer his aid.

14(7) While he was resting in the hospital after surgery,
15a three-star General promoted Adam Hartswick to Sergeant.

16(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 45, from the
17intersection of State Route 26, Segment 0140, Offset 0000, in
18Pine Grove Mills, Centre County, to U.S. Business Route 322,
19Segment 0240, Offset 0000, in Boalsburg, Centre County, is
20hereby designated as the Sergeant Adam Hartswick Interchange.

21(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
22maintain appropriate signs which shall display the name of the
23interchange designated in subsection (b).

24Section 14. Trooper Joseph Sepp Memorial Bridge.

25(a)  Findings.--

26(1)  State Trooper Joseph Sepp, of the Pennsylvania State
27Police, died on November 10, 2002, in the line of duty.

28(2)  Trooper Sepp enlisted with the Pennsylvania State
29Police on February 24, 1992. He later graduated from the
30Pennsylvania State Police Academy on July 16, 1992.

1(3) Over 1,200 law enforcement officers were in
2attendance at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in
3Windber, Pennsylvania, on November 14, 2002, to honor Trooper
4Sepp. Governor Mark Schweiker noted, "Trooper Sepp did not
5swerve from the path of duty, and for that every
6Pennsylvanian is in his debt."

7(4)  Trooper Sepp served his Commonwealth and community
8with courage and distinction.

9(b) Designation.--The bridge located on 17th Street over
10State Route 56 in Windber Borough, Somerset County, is hereby
11designated the Trooper Joseph Sepp Memorial Bridge.

12(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
13maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
14traffic in both directions on the highway.

15Section 15. Betty Ann Townes Memorial Highway.

16(a) Findings and declarations.--The General Assembly finds
17and declares:

18(1) Betty Ann Townes was born in Mount Holly, Virginia,
19the fourth child and oldest daughter of Deacon Elton Roane
20and Deaconess Lucille Roane.

21(2) Mrs. Townes was a longtime community leader and
22political activist.

23(3) Mrs. Townes was an active member of Christian
24Stronghold Baptist Church, where she served on numerous
25ministries and was a Bible school and Sunday school teacher.

26(4) Mrs. Townes was the Block Captain of Sylvania
27Street, Past Ward Leader of the 12th Ward, a Democratic State
28Committee Person and political liaison for former mayors John
29F. Street and Wilson Goode.

30(5) Mrs. Townes assisted State and local elected

1officials of all branches of government and recently worked
2alongside Representative Rosita C. Youngblood to save Happy
3Hollows Playground.

4(6) Mrs. Townes lived out her life dream and owned her
5very own soul food restaurant named Knappy Knicky's, which
6she opened in 1993 at Wayne Avenue and Seymour Street in
7Germantown. The restaurant was known for chitlin hoagies,
8great food and family service.

9(7) The community considered her restaurant to be a safe
10haven. If a member of the community were in need of food,
11clothing, jobs or shelter, Mrs. Townes was always there to
12help.

13(8) Mrs. Townes started a culinary arts training program
14beside her restaurant that educated youth and the unemployed
15community.

16(9) After tirelessly serving her community as a leader
17and political activist, Mrs. Townes passed away on Tuesday,
18December 3, 2013, at the age of 69.

19(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 30, from
20Clarissa Street to Chelten Avenue, in Philadelphia County, is
21hereby designated the Betty Ann Townes Memorial Highway.

22(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
23maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
24traffic in both directions on the highway.

25Section 16. Lieutenant Colonel Cephus Lee Roupe Memorial
26Bridge.

27(a) Findings and declarations.--The General Assembly finds
28and declares as follows:

29(1) Lieutenant Colonel Cephus Lee Roupe was born on
30November 7, 1957, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, and passed

1away at 54 years of age on March 2, 2012, of natural causes.

2(2) Lieutenant Colonel Roupe proudly and courageously
3served his country in the United States Army for 36 years.

4(3) Lieutenant Colonel Roupe began his career as an
5enlisted soldier and excelled through the ranks. When
6Lieutenant Colonel Roupe was an E-5 (SGT) he applied and was
7accepted into flight school in which he received his aviation
8wings at Fort Rucker, Alabama, as a Warrant Officer.

9(4) Lieutenant Colonel Roupe was a former Warrant
10Officer who received a direct commission appointment to the
11Medical Service Corps and was qualified in the UH-1, AH-1,
12UH-60, T-42, U-21 and C-12 aircraft.

13(5) Lieutenant Colonel Roupe was one of the most
14experienced Medical Service Corps aviators and was a Master
15Army Aviator and a combat veteran of Operation Desert Storm,
16the Bosnian War - Operation Joint Endeavor and two tours in
17Iraq - Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Afghanistan - Operation
18Enduring Freedom.

19(b) Designation.--The bridge that carries State Route 18,
20Section D10, Segment 0070, Offset 0038, over Fish Creek in New
21Freeport Township, Greene County, is designated as the
22Lieutenant Colonel Cephus Lee Roupe Memorial Bridge.

23(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
24maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
25traffic in both directions on the bridge.

26Section 17.  2nd Lieutenant Carol Ann Drazba and Vietnam
27Veterans Memorial Bridge.

28(a)  Findings.--

29(1)  Carol Ann Drazba was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania,
30on December 23, 1943.

1(2)  Carol Ann Drazba graduated from Dunmore High School
2in 1961. After high school she decided to attend nursing
3school. During her second year at nursing school she joined
4the Army.

5(3)  2nd Lt. Carol Ann Drazba completed her basic
6training at Ft. Sam Houston. She was then assigned to Ft.
7Huachucha in Arizona.

8(4)  As the war in Vietnam was escalating and the need
9for medical personnel grew momentously, 2nd Lt. Drazba
10volunteered for service in Vietnam.

11(5)  2nd Lt. Drazba arrived in Vietnam in November of
121965 and was assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital near Saigon.

13(6) After weeks of endless hours in the surgical ward,
142nd Lt. Drazba received a weekend pass for rest and
15recuperation (R and R). On her way for R and R the helicopter
16she was being transported in crashed.

17(7)  2nd Lt. Carol Ann Drazba died February 18, 1966. She
18was the first American female to be killed in action during
19the Vietnam War. At the time of her death, 2nd Lt. Drazba had
20a reputation as an excellent operating nurse in the Army.

21(b)  Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 2020
22over Interstate 81 in the Borough of Dunmore, Lackawanna County,
23is hereby designated as the 2nd Lieutenant Carol Ann Drazba and
24Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.

25(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
26maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
27traffic in both directions on the bridge.

28Section <-9 18. Effective date.

29This act shall take effect as follows:

30(1) <-Sections 3 and 7 Sections 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14,
 

115, 16 and 17 shall take effect in 60 days.

2(2) The remainder of this act shall take effect
3immediately.