Pennsylvania Act 2008-122 — SFC MICHAEL J. TULLY MEMORIAL BRIDGES - DESIGNATION

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SFC MICHAEL J. TULLY MEMORIAL BRIDGES - DESIGNATION
                 Act of Oct. 9, 2008, P.L. 1508, No. 122              Cl. 87
                                  AN ACT

     Designating the bridges on State Route 830 over Interstate 80 in
        Washington Township, Jefferson County, as the SFC Michael J.
        Tully Memorial Bridges.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

     Section 1.  SFC Michael J. Tully Memorial Bridges.
        (a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and
     declares as follows:
            (1)  Michael J. Tully, 33, formerly of the Beechwoods
        section of Falls Creek was born December 28, 1973, in
        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his parents, Jack
        and Marilyn Tully, his wife Heather, his son Slade, his
        brother John and his sister Heather.
            (2)  He was a 1992 graduate of Brockway High School and
        was a member of the National Honor Society and played
        football. He was a member of Beechwoods Presbyterian Church.
        He enjoyed mountain biking, rock climbing, running, sports
        cars and scuba diving. He wanted to be a career soldier,
        joining the Marine Corps when he turned 18 and joining the
        Army four years later. He became an Army Ranger and then was
        selected to become a Special Forces Green Beret.
            (3)  His military education includes the Warrior Leaders
        Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Basic Airborne
        Course, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course, Ranger Course,
        S.E.R.E. (survival, evasion, resistance, escape) Course,
        Total Army Instructor Training Course, Long Range
        Surveillance Leaders Course and Special Forces Diving
        Supervisors Course, Special Forces Qualification Course,
        Emergency Medical Technician (Combat Medic 18D) Course and
        Combat Life Saver's Course. He spoke fluent Indonesian.
            (4)  He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple
        Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal and
        the Combat Infantryman Badge. His additional awards include
        the Army Commendation Medal Second Oak Leaf Cluster,
        Meritorious Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal Second Award,
        National Defense Service Medal Second Award, Global War on
        Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal,
        Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army
        Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, United States Navy
        and United States Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon,
        Expert Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Military Free
        Fall Parachutist Badge, Scuba Diver Badge, Ranger Tab and the
        Special Forces Tab.
            (5)  Sgt. 1st Class Tully died August 23, 2007, from
        injuries suffered when his vehicle was struck by an
        improvised explosive device near Al Aziziyah, southeast of
        Baghdad, Iraq. He had served as a Special Forces Medic with
        Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (A) ODA
        164 (Airbone). He was deployed to Iraq in support of
        Operation Iraqi Freedom as a member of the Combined Joint
        Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula. Tully was
        on his second tour in Iraq, where he was serving as a combat
        medic. He had been in Iraq for about six weeks. SFC John R.
        Tully, 36, also serving in Iraq, accompanied his brother's
        body home.
        (b)  Designation.--The bridges on State Route 830 over
     Interstate 80 in Washington Township, Jefferson County, commonly
     referred to as the Red Mill Bridges, are hereby designated as
     the SFC Michael J. Tully Memorial Bridges.
        (c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
     maintain appropriate signs at each end of the bridges to
     indicate the designation under subsection (b) and shall include
     at a minimum the following information: SFC Michael J. Tully
     Memorial Bridges; 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) KIA - Iraq
     -23 August 2007.
     Section 2. Effective date.
        This act shall take effect in 60 days.