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GA HR1849

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/19/2012

Primary Sponsor

Penny Houston

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Dedicates the bridge over the Alapaha River on U.S. Highway 82 East in Berrien County, Georgia, as the Sergeant Major James E. Jones Memorial Bridge
  • Honors Sergeant Major James E. Jones, a resident of Alapaha, who went missing in action and was presumably killed on October 6, 1966, during an intelligence gathering mission in Laos with the U.S. Army's Fifth Special Forces
  • Jones was serving his second tour of duty in Southeast Asia at the time he was declared missing in action
  • Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the bridge
  • Sponsored by Representatives Shaw (176th), Houston (170th), and Roberts (154th)

Legislative Description

Sergeant Major James E. Jones Memorial Bridge; Berrien County; dedicate

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/20/2012

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/19/2012

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