Section 17. 2nd Lieutenant Carol Ann Drazba and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--
(1) Carol Ann Drazba was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1943.
(2) 2nd Lt. Drazba graduated from Dunmore High School in 1961. After high school she decided to attend nursing school. During her second year at nursing school she joined the United States Army.
(3) 2nd Lt. Drazba completed her basic training at Ft. Sam Houston. She was then assigned to Ft. Huachucha in Arizona.
(4) As the war in Vietnam was escalating and the need for medical personnel grew momentously, 2nd Lt. Drazba volunteered for service in Vietnam.
(5) 2nd Lt. Drazba arrived in Vietnam in November of 1965 and was assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital near Saigon.
(6) After weeks of endless hours in the surgical ward, 2nd Lt. Drazba received a weekend pass for rest and recuperation (R and R). On her way for R and R the helicopter she was being transported in crashed.
(7) 2nd Lt. Drazba died February 18, 1966. She was the first American female to be killed in action during the Vietnam War. At the time of her death, 2nd Lt. Drazba had a reputation as an excellent operating nurse in the Army.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 2020 over Interstate 81 in the Borough of Dunmore, Lackawanna County, is hereby designated as the 2nd Lieutenant Carol Ann Drazba and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.