HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8
(By Delegates Morgan, Leach, Craig, Stephens, Howard and Sobonya)
Requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways to name the
bridge located at U.S. Route 2 and Nine Mile Road in Cabell
County, West Virginia, 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,
West Virginia; 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 Log 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 service
of his country on a battlefield in a country far away, the supreme
sacrifice for the cause of freedom; and
Whereas, The life of David Rickey Carson
should not go
unnoticed; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the members of the Legislature request the West Virginia Division of Highways to name the bridge located at U.S. Route 2 and
Nine Mile Road in Cabell County, West Virginia, the "David Rickey
Carson Memorial Bridge"
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the West Virginia 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 is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways, and to the surviving family of David Rickey Carson.