Section 10. Sergeant Vance Stephan Keslar Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Sergeant Vance Stephan Keslar was born in Beaverdale, Cambria County.
(2) Sergeant Keslar dropped out of school and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps.
(3) Later, Sergeant Keslar joined the United States Army as a private.
(4) Sergeant Keslar was at Schofield Barracks on December 7, 1941.
(5) As the Japanese reached Pearl Harbor, Sergeant Keslar led a charge to the ammunition depot where the group was told by the supply sergeant that he had no orders to release weapons.
(6) Sergeant Keslar and others pushed aside the supply sergeant and ran into the depot, grabbing old water-cooled machine guns.
(7) Sergeant Keslar climbed to the top of the building and started firing at the Japanese forces.
(8) Sergeant Keslar was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
(9) Sergeant Keslar returned home and enrolled in the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
(10) Before receiving his bachelor's degree, Sergeant Keslar earned his GED.
(11) Sergeant Keslar passed away on July 22, 2003.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8537, carrying Pennsylvania Route 869 over a tributary of the Little Conemaugh River in Jackson Township, Cambria County, is designated as the Sergeant Vance Stephan Keslar 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.