SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 36

(By Senators Palumbo, McCabe, Walters, Wells, Unger and Stollings)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the portion of Route 25, from its intersection at West 11th Street to its intersection at Republic Way, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the “Army Sgt. James Lawrence Taylor Memorial Road”.

    Whereas, Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor was born on June 9, 1943, the son of Monte and Ruth Taylor of Nitro, and brother of Monte, Jr., Kent, Jerry and David; and

    Whereas, Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor attended Nitro High School, but left in 1960 before graduating to enlist in the Army, serving in Germany and Vietnam; and

    Whereas, While in Vietnam, Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor was a member of the 5th Mobile Strike Force Command, Detachment A-503, known as the Green Berets; and

    Whereas, On March 9, 1966, Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor was on a special mission to reinforce a special force detachment located at Camp A Shau in South Vietnam when Camp A Shau came under attack by Viet Cong; and

    Whereas, Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor assumed command when the company commander was killed by enemy fire; and

    Whereas, Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor was injured by Viet Cong rifle fire, and he was carried out of Camp A Shau when troops were forced to abandon the evacuation; and

    Whereas, Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor’s body was never recovered, and he was presumed dead by the military; and

    Whereas, Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor was awarded the Purple Heart medal posthumously in 1966; and

    Whereas, It is only fitting and proper that this stretch of road, in the county of his birth and the area in which he lived all his young life, be named in his honor so that Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor’s supreme sacrifice will be memorialized and not forgotten; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the

the portion of Route 25, from its intersection at West 11th Street to its intersection at Republic Way, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the “Army Sgt. James Lawrence Taylor Memorial Road”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to make two signs that state, in bold and prominent lettering, the “Army Sgt. James Lawrence Taylor Memorial Road” and to erect these signs on either side of that stretch of road; 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 Sergeant James Lawrence Taylor.