Wreaths Across America Bridge

Act 45 of 2020, § 4, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION.

Act 45 of 2020, § 4

Section 4. Wreaths Across America Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) In 2008, more than 300 locations held wreath-laying ceremonies on the graves of veterans in every state, Puerto Rico and 24 overseas cemeteries.

(2) More than 100,000 wreaths were placed on veterans' graves with more than 60,000 volunteers participating.

(3) On December 13, 2008, the Congress of the United States unanimously designated the day as "Wreaths Across America Day."

(4) In 2014, Wreaths Across America and its national network of volunteers laid more than 700,000 memorial wreaths at 1,000 locations in the United States and beyond, including ceremonies at the Pearl Harbor Memorial, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge and the sites of the September 11 tragedies. This was accomplished with help from 2,047 sponsorship groups, corporate contributions and donations of trucking, shipping and thousands of helping hands.

(5) The organization's goal of covering Arlington National Cemetery was met in 2014 with the placement of 226,525 wreaths.

(6) The wreath-laying ceremony is held annually on the second or third Saturday of December. Wreaths Across America's annual pilgrimage from Harrington, Maine, to Arlington National Cemetery has become known as the world's largest veterans' parade, stopping at schools, monuments, veterans' homes and communities along the way to remind people how important it is to remember, honor and teach.

(b) Designation.--Morgan Road Bridge over Interstate 79 in Cecil Township, Washington County, is designated the Wreaths Across America 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.