Designating the bridge that carries Interstate 90 over the Columbia river near Vantage, Washington as the "Medal of Honor Bridge."

 H-0545.1

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4002

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Dent, Paul, Barkis, Nance, Entenman, Orcutt, Klicker, Mena, Shavers, Dufault, Ormsby, Springer, and Timmons

Read first time 01/22/25. Referred to Committee on Transportation.

TO THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AND TO THE HONORABLE JULIE MEREDITH, SECRETARY OF THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND TO THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:

We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

WHEREAS, The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military award given "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty"; and

WHEREAS, Less than one-tenth of one percent of America's service members have been awarded the Medal of Honor, with 34 known recipients accredited from Washington state; and