Section 15. Lance Corporal Edward Rykoskey Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Lance Corporal Edward Rykoskey was born May 11, 1946, in Carlisle.
(2) Lance Corporal Rykoskey graduated from Carlisle Area High School, after which he entered the United States Marine Corps, where he served for two years.
(3) Lance Corporal Rykoskey was stationed in Quang Nam province, South Vietnam, as part of C Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division (Rein), FMF.
(4) On August 18, 1966, Lance Corporal Rykoskey was on his way back from a reconnaissance patrol in the Da Nang area when he was the first to see an undetermined number of Viet Cong coming up a trail.
(5) Lance Corporal Rykoskey was aware that his movement would alert the enemy of his position, but he unhesitatingly turned to alert his fellow patrolmen of the impending danger.
(6) The Viet Cong fired upon Lance Corporal Rykoskey with automatic weapons and he was killed. His fellow patrolmen were able to return fire, break contact with the Viet Cong force, who greatly outnumbered them, and return to friendly territory.
(7) The remaining patrol members were able to provide information to higher headquarters that allowed the launch of a successful ground action against the enemy.
(8) Lance Corporal Rykoskey was awarded the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign ribbon bar, the Military Merit Medal, the Gallantry Cross with Palm, the Vietnamese Decree and the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" in honor of his service to his country.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 641, also known as East High Street, over the Letort Spring in Carlisle Borough, Cumberland County, is designated the Lance Corporal Edward Rykoskey 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.