Section 4. USAF Combat Controller Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) USAF Combat Controller Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin was born June 11, 1993, and gave his life in the line of duty on November 27, 2018, at 25 years of age.
(2) After graduating from Hopewell High School in 2012, Staff Sgt. Elchin joined the United State Air Force and was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico.
(3) Staff Sgt. Elchin was deployed to serve in the Andar District of the Ghazni Province in Afghanistan as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron.
(4) Staff Sgt. Elchin was a recipient of the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal with valor, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Combat Action Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the NATO Medal.
(5) Throughout his career, Staff Sgt. Elchin steadfastly displayed exceeding loyalty and dedication to the United States of America as well as the United States Air Force. People who value freedom will forever owe him a debt that never can be repaid.
(b) Designation.--The bridge identified as Bridge Key 3522 on that portion of Interstate 376 over the Ohio River in Vanport Township, Beaver County, is designated the USAF Combat Controller Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin 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.