Bill Text: IN SCR0010 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging INDOT name in Tippecanoe County "Congressional Medal of Honor Bridge."
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs [SCR0010 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SCR0010-Introduced.html
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to name the bridge on County Road 500 East one-half mile north of County Road 300 North in Tippecanoe County the "Congressional Medal of Honor Bridge".
January 10, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security,
Transportation and Veteran Affairs.
RESOLUTION 10
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department
of Transportation to name the bridge on County Road 500 East one-half
mile north of County Road 300 North in Tippecanoe County the
"Congressional Medal of Honor Bridge".
Whereas, The Medal of Honor is the "highest award for
valor in action against an enemy force which can be
bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services
of the United States";
Whereas, The President of the United States, in the name
of Congress, has awarded more than 3,400 Medals of Honor
to our nation's bravest soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines,
and Coast Guard members since the medal's creation in
1861;
Whereas, Although the Medal of Honor was created for
service during the Civil War, Congress made it a permanent
decoration in 1863;
Whereas, Today there are three different types of Medals of
Honor;
Whereas, The Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard use
the original simple star shape established in 1861, the Army
uses a wreath version designed in 1904, and the Air Force
uses an altered wreath version designed in 1963 and adopted
in 1965;
Whereas, The Medal of Honor is a historic symbol honoring and respecting the bravest of the brave; and
Whereas, Bravery in the service of your country merits special recognition: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the
Department of Transportation to name the bridge on County Road 500
East one-half mile north of County Road 300 North in Tippecanoe
County the "Congressional Medal of Honor Bridge".
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the
commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation.
