PRINTER'S NO. 1358
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
973
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, DECEMBER 1, 2017
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, DECEMBER 1, 2017
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 2026 over
the North Branch Blacklick Creek, Buffington Township,
Indiana County, as the First Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash
Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. First Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) First Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash was drafted into
the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict and served
with the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry,
25th Infantry Division.
(2) First Lieutenant Pytash was awarded the Silver Star
Medal for his courageous leadership when his platoon came
under attack in the Republic of Vietnam on May 31, 1970. When
his platoon encountered heavy enemy fire, First Lieutenant
Pytash's decisive leadership saved the lives of many men.
(3) First Lieutenant Pytash also received the National
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Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of
Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple
Heart, Army Commendation Medal and Bronze Star Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 2026
over the North Branch Blacklick Creek, Buffington Township,
Indiana County, is designated the First Lieutenant Theodore P.
Pytash 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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