READING, Oct. 23, 2014 – Sen. Judy Schwank, Congressman Jim Gerlach, Alsace Township officials and family and friends will hold a dedication ceremony at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24, at the Alsace Township Building to officially name a stretch of Route 12 in Alsace Township, Berks County, as the “Special Warfare Operator Chief (SEAL) Lance Vaccaro Highway.”
The community’s work and the senator’s legislative efforts brought this tribute. The governor signed House Bill 2072 into law this past June.
SOC Lance M. Vaccaro served as a member of the elite U.S. Navy SEAL Team. He was part of the East Coast-based SEAL Team and earned a multitude of awards and decorations for his service in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo. In March of 2008, he was mortally wounded during a training exercise.
An Alsace Township resident, Vaccaro attended the Oley Valley School District.
The stretch of Route 12 to be named the “Special Warfare Operator Chief (SEAL) Lance Vaccaro Highway” winds throughout Alsace Township.
Media coverage is invited.
WHO: Sen. Judy Schwank, Congressman Jim Gerlach, Alsace Township officials and family and friends of SOC Lance Vaccaro
WHAT: Dedication ceremony to name stretch of Route 12 as the “Special Warfare Operator Chief (SEAL) Lance Vaccaro Highway’
WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24
WHERE: Alsace Township Building, 65 Woodside Ave, Temple, PA 19560