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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 638 | PRINTER'S NO. 1033 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN AND RAFFERTY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 |
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| AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, APRIL 11, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Designating the section of State Route 23 that is situated |
2 | between Chester County's border with Montgomery County and |
3 | State Route 100 as the Medal of Honor Grove Highway. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Findings. |
7 | The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: |
8 | (1) That the 52-acre Freedom Foundation's Medal of Honor |
9 | Grove in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, is the nation's |
10 | oldest memorial site dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients. |
11 | The site was dedicated on October 1, 1964, through the work |
12 | of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Omar Bradley, |
13 | among others. It honors our nation's Medal of Honor |
14 | recipients. |
15 | (2) The Medal of Honor is our nation's highest military |
16 | honor. Since its inception in 1862, it has been bestowed upon |
17 | 346 Pennsylvanians and 3,448 individuals who distinguished |
18 | themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at |
19 | the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while |
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1 | engaged in the action against an enemy of the United States." |
2 | (3) The Medal of Honor Grove is adjacent to and accessed |
3 | by State Route 23. It is essential that we recognize the |
4 | Medal of Honor Grove and the individuals it represents so |
5 | that their heroism and service are never forgotten. |
6 | Section 2. Medal of Honor Grove Highway. |
7 | The section of State Route 23 located between that is | <-- |
8 | situated between Chester County's border with Montgomery County |
9 | and State Route 100 is hereby designated as the Medal of Honor |
10 | Grove Highway. |
11 | Section 3. Signs. |
12 | The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain |
13 | appropriate signs to indicate this designation. |
14 | Section 4. Effective date. |
15 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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