Section 7. Lance Corporal Michael L. Freeman, Jr., Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Lance Corporal Michael L. Freeman, Jr., of Fayetteville died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on February 1, 2010, paying the supreme sacrifice for his nation in Operation Enduring Freedom.
(2) A 2008 graduate of Chambersburg Area High School, Lance Corporal Freeman had served in the Marine Corps since August 2008.
(3) Lance Corporal Freeman, a machine gunner assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, had been on his first deployment in Afghanistan since October 2009.
(4) Lance Corporal Freeman was awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.
(b) Designation.--The section of U.S. Route 30 in Franklin County, from the eastern intersection with State Route 1008 to the western intersection with State Route 1008, is designated the Lance Corporal Michael L. Freeman, Jr., 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.
(7 amended Oct. 19, 2018, P.L.559, No.85)