Section 1. Marine Cpl. Thomas R. Matty Memorial Interchange.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Thomas Richard Matty was born on October 4, 1945, in Denbo, Pennsylvania.
(2) Thomas R. Matty was a 1963 graduate of Bethlehem Center High School where he excelled in many sports, especially baseball. He received a business administration degree from the Educational Institute of Pittsburgh in 1965.
(3) Thomas R. Matty enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1966. He attended boot camp training at Parris Island and additional training at Camp Lejeune and at El Toro, California. He arrived in Vietnam on November 9, 1967.
(4) Marine Cpl. Thomas R. Matty made the ultimate sacrifice for his country when he was killed in the vicinity of Quang Nam Province in South Vietnam on December 21, 1967, at 22 years of age.
(5) Bethlehem Center High School continues to honor Marine Cpl. Thomas R. Matty by giving an award to a senior class member in his honor.
(b) Designation.--The interchange of State Route 43 in Washington County at the Mon-Fayette Expressway Interchange with State Route 88, known as Exit 28, is hereby designated the Marine Cpl. Thomas R. Matty Memorial Interchange.
(c) Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the interchange.