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GA SR1300
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/22/2010
Primary Sponsor
Ross Tolleson
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AI Summary
- Dedicates a portion of the new bypass in Laurens County from Highway 80 to Highway 441 North as the "Lt. Col. William 'Doc' Stinson Highway" in memory of the fallen Vietnam War hero
- Lt. Col. Stinson joined the Army in 1946, was accepted to West Point in 1949, and graduated with the class of 1953
- Stinson was among the first advisers sent to Vietnam in 1962, where he was wounded in combat, and later commanded the 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 198th Light Infantry Brigade of the 23rd "American" Division in 1968
- Stinson earned a Silver Star for flying his command helicopter into lethal situations to rescue his men and was killed on March 3, 1969, while helping evacuate dead and wounded soldiers during a battle
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs and authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to Stinson's family and the Department of Transportation
Legislative Description
Lt. Col. William "Doc" Stinson Highway; Laurens County; dedicate
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/22/2010
Committee Referrals
Transportation3/22/2010
Full Bill Text
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