Committee Substitute
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 54
(By Delegates Stowers, R. Phillips, Tomblin and Eldridge)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge located at
Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia, specifically bridge
number 23-3.015 the "Army Sergeant First Class Thomas Clyde
Farley Memorial Bridge."
Whereas, Sergeant First Class Thomas Clyde Farley entered
military service in 1986, as a wire systems installer in the United
States Army. During his time in the ARMY, SFC Farley served with
the Company C, 8 Signal Battalion, 69th Signal Company and 16th
Signal Company, 40th Signal Battalion. During this time he was
stationed at Fort Jackson, SC, Fort Huachuca, AZ and Bad Kreuznach,
Germany. SFC Farley also participated in the Invasion of Panama in
1989 in support of Operation Just Cause. SFC Farley served for six
years and then enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1992 where he
was assigned to Company D, 1/150th Armor. SFC Farley transferred in
1994 to B Company , 1/252 Armor Company, SFC Farley deployed to
Bosnia in 2000-2001 in support of Operation Joint Forge. In
2004-2005 SFC Farley deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom where he served as Platoon Leaders Gunner and Vehicle Commander; and
WHEREAS, During his twenty-year military career Sergeant
First Class Farley earned achievement and decoration for his years
of experience and exemplary actions. Some of those decorations
include: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army
Achievement Medal (5th Award), Good Conduct Medal (2nd Award), Army
Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Global War On Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal,
Humanitarian Service Medal, and many more. Sergeant First Class
Thomas Clyde Farley gave his life in the service of his country and
state and his sacrifice should not go unnoticed; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Thomas Clyde Farley by naming
the bridge located at Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia,
specifically bridge number 23-3.015 the "Sergeant First Class
Thomas Clyde Farley Memorial Bridge"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to name the bridge located at Chapmanville, Logan County, West
Virginia, specifically bridge number 23-3.015 the "Army Sergeant
First Class Thomas Clyde Farley Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby
requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge
as the "Army Sergeant First Class Thomas Clyde Farley Memorial
Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation; and to the surviving family and
relatives of Sergeant First Class Thomas Clyde Farley.