SJR11 Summary

• Designates the bridge on Highway 205 in Albertville, Alabama (Rabbit Town) as the Colonel Ola Lee Mize Bridge.

• Honors Ola Lee Mize, an Albertville native and Medal of Honor recipient who served in the Korean War and Vietnam War, retiring as a colonel.

• Recognizes Mize's heroic actions on June 10, 1953, at Outpost Harry in Korea, where he organized defensive positions, rescued wounded soldiers, and engaged enemy forces until reinforcements arrived.

• Directs appropriate officials to place and maintain signs or markers designating the bridge with Mize's name.

• Requests the Legislature provide a copy of the resolution as a memento of this honorary designation.