PRINTER'S NO. 1471
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1237
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, RAPP, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, BROWN, BURNS,
CALTAGIRONE, COX, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FREEMAN, HAHN,
HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KINSEY, KNOWLES,
KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MARSHALL, McNEILL, MERSKI,
MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, NEILSON, OWLETT, PICKETT, PYLE,
READSHAW, RYAN, SAINATO, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, STAATS, STRUZZI
AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 17, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 17, 2019
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 54683, on that
portion of State Route 3009 (Kushequa Avenue) over the Kinzua
Creek in Kushequa, Hamlin Township, McKean County, as the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Although there was no official declaration of war,
it is widely accepted that the Vietnam War started on
November 1, 1955, and ended on April 30, 1975, lasting 19
years, 180 days.
(2) On August 2, 1964, the North Vietnamese fired on a
United States destroyer anchored in the Gulf of Tonkin,
leading to Congress passing the Gulf of Tonkin resolution,
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authorizing a full-scale intervention in the Vietnam War.
(3) On March 8, 1965, the first American combat troops,
the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, landed in Da Nang,
Vietnam.
(4) The last American ground troops left Vietnam on
March 29, 1973, more than two years before the official end
of the war when South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.
(5) Two hundred forty men were awarded the Medal of
Honor during the Vietnam War.
(6) In all, approximately 2,700,000 American men and
women served in uniform in Vietnam, including more than
300,000 Pennsylvanians.
(7) During the course of the Vietnam War, 58,148
Americans were killed, including more than 3,000
Pennsylvanians.
(8) It is fitting to recognize and honor the men and
women who bravely served their country during the Vietnam
War.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
54683, located on State Route 3009 (Kushequa Avenue) in
Kushequa, Hamlin Township, McKean County, over the Kinzua Creek
is designated the Vietnam Veterans 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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