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IN HCR0003

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Steven Stemler

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates a section of State Road 62 between State Road 3 and State Road 265 interchange as "Christopher Shane Wright Memorial Highway" to honor Army Specialist Christopher Shane Wright

  • Recognizes Specialist Wright, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Stewart, Georgia, who was fatally wounded on August 19, 2010, during a firefight in Kunar Province, Afghanistan

  • Notes Specialist Wright's posthumous awards including the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Purple Heart, and his additional military decorations earned during service from 2005 onwards

  • States the highway section is appropriate because it connects the families of Wright's mother (Linda Wright-Dennis) and father (James Cochran) and represents the roadway most traveled during his lifetime

  • Directs the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit copies of the resolution to Wright's family members and the Indiana Department of Transportation commissioner

Legislative Description

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Army Specialist Christopher Shane Wright by renaming the section of State Road 62 between the State Road 3 and State Road 265 interchange as "Christopher Shane Wright Memorial Highway".

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