local war hero

Bridge Dedicated To Local War Hero
Tuesday October 04, 2005


A Dauphin County bridge is named in honor of a war hero.
The Route 322 bridge over the Swatara Creek was dedicated to Major Richard Winters. He lives in Hershey. Winters served in the 101st Airborne and parachuted into Normandy on D-Day - which was the inspiration for the book and movie "Band of Brothers." Rep. John Payne/(R) Dauphin County, "Clearly this bridge is the part of the 28th Division military highway system, it is the major thoroughfare for people to travel back and forth from Harrisburg to Lebanon...clearly goes out of Derry Township, one of the major arteries out and we just felt it was a fitting tribute to name the bridge in his honor." Major Winters was not able to attend because of his health.