State Rep. Cook, Bud | Pennsylvania 50th Legislative District
State Rep. Cook, Bud | Pennsylvania 50th Legislative District
In recognition of his service and sacrifice, U.S. Army veteran Harry Ronald Hoskinson will be memorialized with the naming of a Greene County bridge in his honor, said Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington).
The bridge carrying State Route 2003 over Dunkard Creek in Perry Township, Greene County, has been designated the H. Ronald Hoskinson Memorial Bridge under Act 63 of 2024.
Hoskinson was born on Sept. 2, 1941, in Mt. Morris. He graduated from Mt. Morris High School, where he was a lineman on the football team. After high school, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served as a specialist in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was killed in action at just 24 years of age on Dec. 14, 1965. He left behind his wife, Madelynn Hoskinson, and their daughter, Rhonda.
For his service, Hoskinson was awarded the Purple Heart, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal.
“We owe a great debt of gratitude to the men and women who have served our country, and we must never forget their sacrifice,” Cook said. “I hope when people cross this bridge they think about this young man whose life was cut short to help protect our freedoms.”
Cook introduced legislation (House Bill 1927) late last year to name the bridge in Hoskinson’s honor. That measure was added to another bill, Senate Bill 1144, which ultimately became law.
Representative Bud Cook
50th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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