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This joint resolution honors Staff Sgt. Kenneth Jason Wilburn, a native of Union County, South Carolina, who served with distinction in the US Air Force and passed away in 2009 during a training exercise. The resolution requests that the South Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) rename the intersection where South Carolina Highway 18 meets South Carolina Highway 9 as the "US Air Force Staff Sergeant Kenneth Jason Wilburn Memorial Intersection" and install appropriate signage at this location. The resolution highlights Wilburn's military service, including three deployments to Iraq, his graduation from Army Ranger and Airborne schools, and his numerous military decorations such as the Air Force Commendation Medal and Combat Readiness Medal. It also emphasizes his personal qualities as a devoted husband and father, noting that he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery and left behind his wife Beccy and two daughters, Megan and Ella. The resolution aims to recognize Wilburn's sacrifice and service to his country by permanently memorializing his name at this local intersection.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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