Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to PFC Travis C. Krege

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why April Baskin says this is needed

Army PFC Travis C. Krege was a Cheektowaga native who was tragically killed in the line of duty on December 6th, 2006, while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Krege and four other soldiers were killed when an improvised explosive device destroyed their military vehicle in Hawi- jah, near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Travis was just 24 years old at the time of his death. Travis graduated from Maryvale High School in 2000. He was known as easy-going and enjoyed eating chicken wings, reading history books, playing basketball and watching the Buffalo Sabres. Travis came from a military family, his father, Michael, was a medic in Vietnam and knew better than most what soldiers endured in the field. With that in mind, Travis enlisted in the Aiiny and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He was deployed to Iraq and fought bravely. Due to his actions in service of the nation, Krege was awarded a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and other military decorations and buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cheektowaga, with military honors. It is in remembrance of this American hero's sacrifice in conjunction with honoring the family he left behind that has led to this bill to be introduced. Dedicating the bridge on Cleveland Drive in Cheektowaga is a way to acknowledge Travis' indelible mark on his hometown for defending this country's freedom.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.