Section 3. Army Private David E. Dietrich Memorial Highway.
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) David E. Dietrich was born January 14, 1985. He
graduated from Susquenita High School, Perry County, in 2004.
He was active in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 56, and the
Marysville Fire Company.
(2) Private Dietrich enlisted in the United States Army
in March 2006, graduated from the United States Army Training
Center at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on July 20, 2006, and a short
time later was deployed to Iraq.
(3) Private Dietrich served with distinction in F Troop,
1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Bridge Combat Team, 1st Armored
Division until December 29, 2006, when he was fatally wounded
when his combat patrol unit came under attack by small arms
fire from enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
(b) Designation.--State Route 850 throughout Marysville Borough, Perry County, is hereby designated as the Army Private David E. Dietrich Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b).