SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 83
(By Senators Wells and McCabe)
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 20-119-13.97
(3232) crossing Jefferson Road in Kanawha County the "Captain
Benjamin D. Tiffner Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Benjamin D. Tiffner graduated from the United States
Military Academy as an infantry officer in 2000; and
Whereas, In 2006, Benjamin D. Tiffner earned the coveted
"Green Beret"; and
Whereas, Benjamin D. Tiffner was deployed to Iraq for his
second tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a
member of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian
Peninsula; and
Whereas, On November 7, 2007, Benjamin D. Tiffner was killed
in action when his vehicle encountered an IED in the course of
conducting a ground convoy in Baghdad, Iraq; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Captain Benjamin D. Tiffner
for making the ultimate sacrifice for his country and name bridge
number 20-119-13.97 (3232) crossing Jefferson Road in Kanawha
County the "Captain Benjamin D. Tiffner Memorial Bridge";
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 20-119-13.97 (3232) crossing Jefferson Road in
Kanawha County the "Captain Benjamin D. Tiffner Memorial Bridge";
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested
to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the
"Captain Benjamin D. Tiffner Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation and to the family of Benjamin D.
Tiffner.
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