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AR HR1019

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/6/2019

Primary Sponsor

Lee Johnson

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd General Assembly (2019 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Requests the Arkansas Department of Transportation designate a bridge on Arkansas State Highway 10 in Sebastian County as the "SSG Justin 'Dutch' Estes Memorial Bridge"

  • Bridge location is east of Greenwood City Hall and just past the Sebastian County Coal Miners Memorial

  • Honors Staff Sergeant Justin M. Estes, who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action on March 5, 2007, during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Samarra, Iraq

  • Staff Sergeant Estes died while attempting to save five comrades after a complex improvised explosive device attack, running through flames to provide medical aid before being killed by a secondary explosion

  • Requires the House Chief Clerk to present a copy of the resolution to Ms. Diane Salyers and the Director of State Highways and Transportation

Legislative Description

To Request A Bridge On Arkansas State Highway 10 In Sebastian County Be Designated The "ssg Justin "dutch" Estes Memorial Bridge".

Last Action

READ AND ADOPTED.

3/6/2019

Committee Referrals

Public Transportation2/6/2019

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