South Carolina H 4121: Lexington County VFW highway dedication

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2025-2026 Bill 4121 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 10, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4121

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Recalled

February 10, 2026

H. 4121

Introduced 
by Reps. Wooten, Caskey, Calhoon, Kilmartin, White and Forrest

S. Printed 2/10/26--S.

Read the first time April 2, 2025

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

to request the Department of Transportation place 
appropriate markers or signs from the 220th block to the 460th block of 
CedarCrest Drive in Lexington County containing the words "Dedicated in the 
Honor of the Veterans of Lexington County."

Whereas, the Veterans 
of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is a nonprofit veterans service 
organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from 
the nation's active, guard, and reserve forces; and

Whereas, the VFW traces 
its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the 
Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure 
rights and benefits for their service. Many arrived home wounded or sick. There 
was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care 
for themselves; and

Whereas, in their 
misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations that 
would eventually band together and become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
of the United States (VFW). After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado, and 
Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. Today, membership stands at 
more than 1.4 million members of the VFW and its auxiliary; and

Whereas, the VFW Lexington Post 
8738, whose membership stands at four hundred fifty-seven, recently was named a 
125th Anniversary Post by the VFW national organization, the first post in the Palmetto 
State to receive this award; completed 3,106 community service hours averaging 
621.2 hours per year over the last five years; donated $42,960 to Lexington 
County veterans and their families over the last five years; and awarded scholarships 
totaling $1,030 to Lexington County students over the past five years; and

Whereas, this year, Lexington 
Post 8738 for the third year in a row will be named an All-State and 
All-American Post for its continued efforts in community service, financial 
assistance to veterans and their families, and supporting Lexington First 
Responders, students and teachers through its post scholarship program; and

Whereas, it would be fitting 
and proper to recognize VFW Lexington Post 8738's commitment to the Lexington 
community by dedicating a portion of Cedarcrest Drive in Lexington County in 
honor of the veterans of Lexington County. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 
concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General 
Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of Transportation place 
appropriate markers or signs from the 220th block to the 460th block of Cedarcrest 
Drive in Lexington County containing the words "Dedicated in the Honor of the 
Veterans of Lexington County."

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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