Section 12. Sergeant Derek Lee Shanfield Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Derek Lee Shanfield was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on April 27, 1988, and graduated from Cambria Heights High School in 2006.
(2) Derek L. Shanfield and his twin brother, Marine Cpl. Devin L. Shanfield, joined the Marines in 2005. Both were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, but in different units.
(3) Derek L. Shanfield's older brother, Sydney, had enlisted in the Marines in 2001.
(4) Derek L. Shanfield was promoted to Sergeant in April 2010 and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in May 2010.
(5) Sergeant Derek L. Shanfield passed away on June 8, 2010, at the age of 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
(6) Sergeant Derek L. Shanfield was part of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
(7) Sergeant Derek L. Shanfield was awarded the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terror Medal, the Purple Heart, the NATO Non-Article 5 Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.
(8) Sergeant Derek L. Shanfield served his country with honor and distinction as a member of the United States Marines and is the first service member from Cambria County to die in Operation Enduring Freedom.
(b) Designation.--The bridge carrying Bridge Street (State Route 4021) over Brubaker Run in the Borough of Hasting, Cambria County, is hereby designated as the Sergeant Derek Lee Shanfield Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b) to traffic in both directions.