HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 11

(By Delegates Hamilton and M. Poling)

Requesting that bridge number 49-3-2.46 on County Route 3 at mile marker 2.46 in the Kesling Mill Community, Upshur County, West Virginia be named the “Raymon Dale Kesling Memorial Bridge.”

    Whereas, Raymon Dale Kesling was born on October 4, 1939, in Buckhannon, West Virginia to Mr. And Mrs. Ancil Kesling; and

    Whereas, Raymon Dale Kesling attended Buckhannon-Upshur High School and entered the United States Army in February 1962, being promoted to Staff Sergeant; and

    Whereas, Raymon Dale Kesling served for three years in Germany and was stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia before beginning his tour in Vietnam on December 10, 1966; and

    Whereas, Raymon Dale Kesling was assigned to Company A, 4^th Battalion, 12^th Infantry, 199^th Infantry Brigade and died on February 24, 1967, during a secret sneak attack in the Kien Tuong Province, Vietnam; and

    Whereas, Raymon Dale Kesling was awarded the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; and

    Whereas, Raymon Dale Kesling served his country with honor and distinction; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 49-3-2.46 on County Route 3 at mile marker 2.46 in the Kesling Mill Community, Upshur County, West Virginia the “Raymon Dale Kesling Memorial Bridge; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge the “Raymon Dale Kesling Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways and the family of Raymon Dale Kesling.