HJR801 Summary

• Designates the section of Alabama Highway 17 between Cox Creek Parkway and the Alabama-Tennessee state line in Lauderdale County as the Major David Blair Faulkner Memorial Highway.

• Honors Major David Blair Faulkner, a native of Florence, who served as an Active Guard and Reserve T-38 Instructor Pilot for the 43rd Flying Training Squadron and died in an aircraft crash at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.

• Recognizes Major Faulkner's military decorations including the Meritorious Service Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

• Directs proper officials to place and maintain markers designating the Major David Blair Faulkner Memorial Highway along the specified route.

• Adopted by the House on April 6, 2010, and by the Senate on April 13, 2010.