Section 17. CPL Vincent J. Wargo, Jr., U.S.M.C. Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) CPL Vincent J. Wargo, Jr., was born in Philadelphia on April 19, 1949, to Helen T. Coogan Wargo and Vincent Joseph Wargo and graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School in 1967.
(2) Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to serve during the Vietnam War.
(3) On September 15, 1968, while in combat and under enemy fire, CPL Vincent J. Wargo, Jr., was shot and killed at the age of 19 while trying to save some of his brother Marines. He did not succumb to his wounds until his fellow Marines were pulled to safety.
(4) CPL Wargo was awarded the Silver Star for his merits.
(5) A plaque presented by his fellow classmates in CPL Wargo's honor proudly hangs in the main entrance of Bishop McDevitt High School.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 2038, also known as Fitzwatertown Road, between Jenkintown Road and North Hills Avenue in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, is designated as the CPL Vincent J. Wargo, Jr., U.S.M.C. Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.