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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19
(By Delegate Hamilton)
Requesting that bridge number 49-3/4-2.40 in the Community of
Kesling Mill in Upshur County, West Virginia, be named the
"Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling Memorial Bridge."
Whereas
,
Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling
was born on March 4, 1947,
in Buckhannon, West Virginia, to Paul and Katherine Smith Kesling;
and
Whereas
,
Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling graduated from Towson High
School in Towson, Maryland; and
Whereas
,
Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps and began his tour of duty in Vietnam on
January 26, 1967; and
Whereas, Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling was killed on December 27,
1967 by hostile gunfire in the Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam;
and
Whereas, Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling was awarded the Purple
Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service
Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; and
Whereas, Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling served his country and his
state with honor and distinction and gave the ultimate sacrifice;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name
bridge number 49-3/4-2.40 in the Community of Kesling Mill in
Upshur County, West Virginia, the "Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling
Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the
bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge
the "Corporal Ronald Lee Kesling Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of
the Division of Highways and to Corporal Kesling's sisters, Barbara
Weaver, Sue Barron and Lois Hain.
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