HR1415: HR1415 Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon Memorial Highway; Richmond County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon, a U.S. Army soldier from Lincoln, Maine, who served as a sniper team leader with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. The text recounts how he volunteered to protect wounded crew members from a downed helicopter and gave his life defending them. The resolution designates the portion of U.S. 78/U.S. 278/State Route 10 running from Willhaven Drive eastward to Belfair Lakes Drive in Augusta-Richmond County as the Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon Memorial Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Gordon's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the stretch of U.S. 78/U.S. 278/State Route 10 from Willhaven Drive to Belfair Lakes Drive in Augusta-Richmond County as the Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon Memorial Highway.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Gordon's family and to the Department of Transportation.

This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and residents and travelers on this stretch of road in Augusta-Richmond County. It also formally honors the family of Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon.

The resolution creates a lasting public memorial to a soldier killed in the 1993 Somalia conflict, giving drivers on this Augusta-area highway a visible reminder of his service, though it does not change any laws, funding, or regulations beyond directing the signage.

• The whereas clauses recount Master Sgt. Gordon's military service and his death protecting wounded crew members during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu.
• The first resolving clause names the specific highway segment: U.S. 78/U.S. 278/State Route 10 from Willhaven Drive to Belfair Lakes Drive in Augusta-Richmond County.
• The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain dedication signs.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Gordon's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-02-24House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-02-20House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-19House Hopper (House)

• Brian Prince (D, HD-132)Primary sponsor
• Gary Richardson (R, HD-125)

• highway dedication
• military honors
• Richmond County
• veterans memorials