Section 2. Sergeant Timothy L. Hayslett Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings and declarations.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Timothy L. Hayslett was born May 17, 1977, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He moved to Newville, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County along with his family in 1983. He attended Big Spring High School in Newville and entered the United States Army in 1995 where he served for eight years.
(2) Sergeant Hayslett was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division at Friedberg, Germany. He died November 15, 2003, at 26 years of age while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck his Humvee.
(3) Sergeant Hayslett was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal for his wounds sustained in combat against an enemy of the United States. He was also awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal with Two Bronze Service Stars.
(4) Sergeant Timothy Hayslett, the beloved son of Guy L. and Mary D. Hayslett of Newville, Pennsylvania, was courageously serving his country at the time of his death, and his excellence as a soldier has been extolled by many.
(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 233 from the northern corporate limits of Newville Borough to the Cumberland County and Perry County line is hereby designated as the Sergeant Timothy L. Hayslett Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.