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Fallen Marine may get a highway honor
COLUMBUS — State Rep. Courtney Combs, R-Hamilton, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, introduced legislation to name a stretch of Ohio 4 after Lance Cpl. Taylor Prazynski.
Prazynski was killed in May 2005 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karmah, Iraq.
“I watched Taylor grow up his whole life and it was a great tragedy when we lost him,” said Combs in a statement issued by his office. “This is but a small token of appreciation we can do to remember Taylor for his service to his community and country.”
House Bill 65 would name a portion of Ohio 4 — from South Gilmore Road to Symmes Road — the Lance Corporal Taylor Prazynski Memorial Highway. The bill now moves on to the Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee. Combs is the chairman of that committee.
Prazynski joined the Marines shortly after graduating from Fairfield High School in 2003.
Before taking on the Butler County government beat, I had covered Fairfield for a number of years. I started about a month after Prazynski did in Iraq. His father, John Prazynski, constantly told me that his son’s memory only lives on if you continue to tell his story.
From the release, John Prazynski is quoted as saying: “With this bill, Taylor’s story is told by more than just his family and friends. Thank you to Representative Combs and the State of Ohio for recognizing his sacrifice and helping us keep his memory alive.”
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By Slightly Right
February 2, 2011 6:20 PM | Link to this
Naming a portion of a highway to honor a fallen service member from our area seems to be the right thing to do. It certainly can’t cost much do this. Our service members are volunteers and patriots.
By James Bown
February 3, 2011 12:59 AM | Link to this
The Flag doesn’t wave by the wind that blow’s it. The Flag wave’s by the breath of our fallen, that blow’s by it. Semper Fi our Fallen Brother..USMC Retired Liberty Twp..
By BillM
February 8, 2011 5:25 PM | Link to this
It would be a very a small token of appreciation to name a portion of the highway in remembrance of LCPL Prazynski who gave of himself for our protection and our freedom - and to acknowledge the loss felt by family and friends - it is the right thing to do.