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House Concurrent Resolution 62 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 62
(By Delegates D. Poling, Azinger, Ellem, Ambler, Armstead,
Ashley, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles, Craig, Diserio, Eldridge,
Ellington, A. Evans, D. Evans, Faircloth, Ferns, Ferro,
Fleischauer, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hunt, Jones, Lane, Marcum,
Marshall, Miley, Moore, Morgan, E. Nelson, Pasdon, Perdue,
Phillips, R., Poore, Reynolds, Romine, P. Smith, R. Smith,
Stephens, Stowers, Tomblin, Walters, Wells and White)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge currently
known as DuPont Road Bridge on West Virginia Route 68, over US
Route 50, bridge number 54-68-14.60, the "Navy Chief Petty
Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Nicholas Heath Null was born on March 30, 1981 to Tim
Null and Tracy Kendall Litman in Washington, Wood County, West
Virginia; and
Whereas, Nicholas Heath Null was a member of the Parkersburg
South High School football and basketball teams, and graduated from
Parkersburg South High School in 1999; and
Whereas, Nicholas Heath Null enlisted in the United States Navy
in September 2000 and through his distinguished service achieved
the rank of Chief Petty Officer, serving as an Explosives Ordnance Disposal Technician in the US Navy Seal Naval Special Warfare
Development Group; and
Whereas, Nicholas Heath Null graduated from recruit training
command in Great Lakes, Illinois in December 2000; completed
service school training in Great Lakes; reported to Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Unit 6 in Panama City, Florida in May 2001, then
to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 in Virginia Beach,
Virginia, then to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12;
returned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 in July 2007;
and in January 2009 he reported to the East Coast-based Seal Team;
and
Whereas, Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null died During
Operation Enduring Freedom on August 6, 2011, along with 29 other
US soldiers, from injuries sustained in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter
crash after taking fire in Wardak Province, Afghanistan; and
Whereas, Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null, through his
dedicated service and sacrifice, was awarded two Bronze Star
Medals, one with Valor; two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Medals with Valor; three Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals,
one with Valor; the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; the
Afghanistan Campaign Medal; two Iraq Campaign Medals; the Global
War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; the Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal; four Sea Service Deployment Ribbons; the Rifle
Marksmanship Medal; the Pistol Marksmanship Medal; the Bronze Star Medal with Valor; and the Purple Heart; and
Whereas, Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null is survived by
his wife, Tanya Null; his three sons, Hunter, Bret and Chase Null;
his father, Tim Null; his stepmother, Kris Null; his mother, Tracy
Kendall Litman; his stepfather, Alan Litman; his brother, Brandon
Null; and his sister, Ashley Sanders, and her husband Adam; and
Whereas, It is fitting and proper that Chief Petty Officer
Nicholas Heath Null be remembered and acknowledged for his
courageous service and supreme sacrifice; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the
bridge currently known as DuPont Road Bridge on West Virginia Route
68, over US Route 50, bridge number 54-68-14.60, the "Navy Chief
Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby
requested to have made and placed signs identifying the bridge as
the "Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null 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 family of Chief Petty
Officer Nicholas Null.