Section 1. Marine Lance Corporal Nicholas B. Morrison Memorial Highway.
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Nicholas B. Morrison was born June 23, 1981, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Big Spring High School, Newville, Class of 2000. Upon graduation, he entered the United States Marine Corps in 2003, after the events of 9/11, where he served for two years.
(2) Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison was assigned to the Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. On August 13, 2004, at 23 years of age, Lance Corporal Morrison was killed while on patrol with the Combined Anti-Armor Team Blue as a tow gunner in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq when an IED struck his Humvee.
(3) Marine Lance Cpl. Morrison was awarded the Purple Heart for his wounds sustained in combat against an enemy of the United States. He was also awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal with the Combat V for his sustained and valorous actions in combat. He received the National Defense Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
(4) Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Morrison, beloved son of Joey L. and Peggy J. Morrison, Sr., of Newville, PA, was courageously serving his country at the time of his death and his excellence as a soldier has been extolled by many.
(b) Designation.--State Route 233, from the western corporate limits of Newville Borough to State Route 11 in Cumberland County is hereby designated as the Marine Lance Corporal Nicholas B. Morrison Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b).