Section 2. Colonel Joseph M. Stine Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Colonel Joseph M. Stine, a native of Everett, gave his life in service to his country during the Vietnam War.
(2) Colonel Stine joined the United States Air Force just a few days after graduating from Everett Area High School in 1949.
(3) Colonel Stine received his pilot wings in 1953 in Big Springs, Texas, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant.
(4) Colonel Stine was a T33 instructor pilot in Rio, Texas, for five years and in 1959 was transferred to England, where he flew the B-66 for three years.
(5) On August 1, 1966, Colonel Stine was sent to Vietnam, and, while flying a night photo mission over Hanoi on September 27, 1966, his plane dropped off of radar, and he was never seen or heard from again.
(6) On March 6, 1978, Colonel Stine's status was changed to killed in action.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 55863, carrying Pennsylvania Route 26 over Bloody Run in Everett Borough, Bedford County, is designated the Colonel Joseph M. Stine 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.