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Senate
Resolution 1069
By:
Senator Pearson of the 51st
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the ultimate sacrifice of PFC David G. Bryan and dedicating a road in his honor;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
PFC David G. Bryan was killed in action in Pleiku, Republic of South Vietnam, on
June 11, 1966; and
WHEREAS,
he was a soldier in Company C, Second Battalion of the 28th Infantry;
and
WHEREAS,
he is believed to be the first soldier from Lumpkin County, Georgia, killed in
action in Vietnam; and
WHEREAS,
he was born on January 5, 1946, and was raised along the portion of road now to
be dedicated in his honor; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting to honor the memory of this courageous young man who went to
war to defend freedom and liberty for all Americans.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body honor the memory of this courageous soldier by dedicating the portion
of SR 115 starting at its intersection with Emory Stephens Road and extending
easterly to the White/Lumpkin County line as the PFC David G. Bryan Memorial
Highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of PFC David G.
Bryan and to the Department of Transportation.