SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 53
(By Senators Jenkins and Plymale)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge located at U.
S. Route 2 and Nine Mile Road, Cabell County, the "David
Rickey Carson Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, David Rickey Carson
, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Carson, was born on September 8, 1947, at Lesage, Cabell County;
and
Whereas, Specialist 4 David Rickey Carson
was killed in action
on January 31, 1968, at Gia Dinh, Vietnam, while serving in the U.
S. Army, 1st Logistical Command; and
Whereas, Specialist 4
David Rickey Carson
was awarded the
Purple Heart posthumously; and
Whereas,
David Rickey Carson
gave his young life in the
supreme sacrifice for the cause of freedom
on a battlefield in a
country far away,; and
Whereas, The life of David Rickey Carson
should not go
unnoticed; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name the bridge located at U.S. Route 2 and Nine Mile Road, Cabell
County, the "David Rickey Carson Memorial Bridge"
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways provide and erect a sign at either end of the
bridge displaying the name of the 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 the family of the late David
Rickey Carson
.