PRINTER'S NO. 3403
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2279
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY TOBASH AND GOODMAN, APRIL 19, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 19, 2018
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on U.S. Route 209 over the West Branch
Schuylkill River in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, as the
Captain David A. Boris Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Captain David A. Boris Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Captain David A. Boris graduated from Pottsville
Area High School, where he was an honor student, editor-in-
chief of the school newspaper, Tide Lines, president of the
Spanish Club and co-captain of the swim team and soccer team.
(2) Captain Boris attended the United States Military
Academy at West Point where he received a bachelor of science
degree in mechanical engineering and was captain of the
Sandhurst Military Skills Team his senior year.
(3) Captain Boris served as Alpha Troop Commander with
the 1st Squadron 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne
Brigade Combat Team.
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(4) Over the course of his career, Captain Boris
deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
(5) On November 12, 2007, Captain Boris was killed in
action while deployed for his tour of duty in Afghanistan
during Operation Enduring Freedom.
(6) Captain Boris' awards and decorations include a
Bronze Star Medal; Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze Large Letter V
Device; Purple Heart; Army Commendation Medal; Oak Leaf
Cluster Bronze Large (Double); Valorous Unit Award; National
Defense Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service
Ribbon and Numeral 2; Parachutist Badge – Basic; Air Assault
Badge; Global War on Terror Service; Afghanistan Campaign
Medal & Bronze Star Attachment (Single) and Iraq Campaign
Medal & Bronze Star Attachment.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on U.S. Route 209 in
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, over the West Branch Schuylkill
River, is designated the Captain David A. Boris 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. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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