PRINTER'S NO. 2589
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1870
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TOPPER, BERNSTINE, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, COX, DEASY,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUSH, HAHN, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY,
HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, JOZWIAK, KAUFFMAN, KIM, KORTZ,
LONGIETTI, MARSHALL, McNEILL, MILLARD, OWLETT, ROTHMAN, RYAN,
SAINATO, SCHMITT, SNYDER, SONNEY, STAATS, STRUZZI, MOUL,
JOHNSON-HARRELL AND REESE, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 1036 over
Six Mile Run, Broad Top Township, Bedford County, as the
Sergeant David Leon Barber Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sergeant David Leon Barber Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Sergeant David Leon Barber, a native of Defiance,
Bedford County, gave his life in service to his country
during the Vietnam War.
(2) Sergeant Barber graduated from Tussey Mountain High
School and was working for Maryland Transportation Company
when he was drafted by the United States Army on April 17,
1968.
(3) Sergeant Barber served with the 75th Ranger
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Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division.
(4) On December 21, 1969, Sergeant Barber was killed in
action when the helicopter he was riding in was shot down.
(5) Sergeant Barber received the Air Medal for heroism,
Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service
Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with One Bronze Service Star,
Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist
Badge, Expert Badge with pistol and rifle bars and the
Sharpshooter Badge with automatic rifle bar.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 1036
over Six Mile Run, Broad Top Township, Bedford County, is
designated the Sergeant David Leon Barber 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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