Section 1. Findings.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) That the 52 acre Freedom Foundation's Medal of Honor Grove in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, is the nation's oldest memorial site dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients. The site was dedicated on October 1, 1964, through the work of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Omar Bradley, among others. It honors our nation's Medal of Honor recipients.
(2) The Medal of Honor is our nation's highest military honor. Since its inception in 1862, it has been bestowed upon 346 Pennsylvanians and 3,448 individuals who distinguished themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in the action against an enemy of the United States."
(3) The Medal of Honor Grove is adjacent to and accessed by State Route 23. It is essential that we recognize the Medal of Honor Grove and the individuals it represents so that their heroism and service are never forgotten.