ST. PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL Consent Agenda Meeting of October 21, 2010 TO: SUBJECT: The Honorable Leslie Curran, Chair, and Members of City Council Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee Littrell Medal of Honor Causeway and Bridge EXPLANATION: During its 2010 session, the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 5, Section 3 which provided for the designation State Road 682 (Pinellas Bayway) from State Road 699 (Gulf Blvd.) to US19 as "Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee Littrell Medal of Honor Causeway and Bridge." The Florida Department of Transportation is now requesting that the City Council take action to support that designation prior to the erection of the appropriate signage. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, Sfc. Littrell, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Advisory Team 21, distinguished himself while serving as a Light Weapons Infantry Advisor with the 23 rd Battalion, 2 nd Ranger Group, Republic of Vietnam Army, near Oak Seang. Through his indomitable courage and complete disregard for his safety, he averted excessive loss of life and injury to the members of the battalion. The sustained extraordinary courage and selflessness displayed by Sfc. Littrell over an extended period of time were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him and the U.S Army. Command Sergeant Major Gary Littrel is a resident of St. Pete Beach. Attached is a summary of Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee Littrell's extraordinary accomplishments while stationed in the Republic of Vietnam. RECOMMENDATION: Administration recommends approval of the attached resolution and transmittal to the Florida Department of Transportation and to our legislative delegation. COST/FUNDING/ASSESSMENT INFORMATION: C:\DOCUME-1\amsheppa\LOCALS-1\Temp\xPgrpwise\09-07-10 Consent Agenda - Dr. Edward Cole Hwy Designation.DOC
There is no cost associated with this project to the City of St. Petersburg as the Florida Department of Transportation will erect the appropriate signs. ATTACHMENT: 1) Resolution 2) Biographical Information 3) Excerpt From HB 5 APPROVALS: Administrative:, ~f~ 1-2Q-(0 Budget: NlA I:\Transportation PJanning\Parking Management\CMellor\My Documents\Joe Kubicki\201O\201O Agendas\09-07-10 Consent Agenda Command Major Gary Lee Litrell Medal of Honor Causeway and Bridge.doc
No. 2010- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF A PORTION OF THE PINELLAS BA YW A Y AS THE COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR GARY LEE LITTRELL MEDAL OF HONOR CAUSEWAY AND BRIDGE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest of all U.S. Military decorations, and WHEREAS, the Congressional Medal of Honor is bestowed to only those individuals who exhibit extraordinary strength and courage at the risk of their life and above and beyond the call of duty in a conflict against an enemy of the United States; and WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee Littrell received the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravely serving our country in Vietnam. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of St. Petersburg, Florida supports the designation of the portion of State Road 682 (Pinellas Bayway) from State Road 699 (Gulf Boulevard) to U.S. 19 to be designated as the "Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee Littrell Medal of Honor Causeway and Bridge" and requests the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers designating the Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee Littrell Medal of Honor Causeway and Bridge. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption. \\stpdb1 msclcycomlwpdocslal!j008ip008100128973.doc
LITTRELL, GARY 4-8 April 1970 Republic of Vietnam Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Advisory Team 21, " Corp Advisory Group. Place and date: Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam, 4-8 April 1970. Entered se/vice at: Los Angeles, Calif. Born: 26 October 1944, Henderson, Ky. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sfc. Littrell, U.S. Military Assista:nce Command, Vietnam, Advisory Team,, 21, distinguished himself while serving as a Light Weapons Infantry Advisor with the 23d Battalion, 2d Ranger Group, Republic of Vietnam Army, near Dak Seang. After establishing a defensive perimeter on a hill on April 4, the battalion was subjected to an intense enemy mortar attack which killed the Vietnamese commander, 1 advisor, and seriously wounded all the advisors except Sfc. Littrell. During the ensuing 4 days, Sfc. Littrell exhibited near superhuman endurance as he singlehandedly bolstered the besieged battalion. Repeatedly abandoning positions of relative safety, he directed artillery and air support by day and marked the unit's location by night, despite the heavy, concentrated enemy fire. His dauntless will instilled in the men of the 23d Battalion a deep desire to resist. Assault after assault was repulsed as the battalion responded to the extraordinary leadership and person example exhibited by Sfc. Littrell as he continuously moved to those points most seriously threatened by the enemy, redistributed ammunition, strengthened faltering defenses, cared for the wounded and shouted encouragement to the Vietnamese in their own language. When the beleaguered battalion was finally ordered to withdraw, numerous ambushes were encountered. Sfc. Littrell repeatedly prevented widespread disorder by directing air strike to within 50 meters of their position. Through his indomitable courage and complete disregard for his safety, he averted excessive loss of life and injury to the members of the battalion. The sustained extraordinary courage and selflessness displayed by Sfc. Littrell over an extended period of time were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military 'service and reflect great credit on him and the U.S. Army.
FLORIDA H 0 USE o F REPRESENTATIVES ENROLLED HB 5, Engrossed 1 2010 Legislature 57 58 59 60 61 62 Sharlene Holts Street in Miami-Dade County; designating Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers Way in Miami-Dade County; designating Dr. Edward Cole Highway in Pinellas County; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; providing an effecti ve date. 63 64 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 65 66 Section 1. Doolittle Raiders Highway designated; 67 Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.- 68 (1) That portion of State Road 285 in Okaloosa and Walton 69 Counties which is located north of College Boulevard in 70 Niceville is designated as "Doolittle Raiders Highway. " 71 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect 72 suitable markers designating Doolittle Raiders Highway as 73 described in subsection (1). 74 Section 2. Beach Highway designated; Department of 75 Transportation to erect suitable markers.- 76 (1) That portion of U.S. 331 from the Alabama state line 77 to U.S. 98 in Walton County is designated as "The Beach 78 Highway. II 79 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect 80 suitable markers designating The Beach Highway as described in 81 subsection (1). 82 ~ Section 3. Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee Littrell Medal 83 of Honor Causeway and Bridge designated; Department of 84 Transportation to erect suitable markers.- Page 3 of 18 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0005-02-er
FLORIDA H 0 USE o F REPRESENTATIVES ENROLLED HB 5, Engrossed 1 2010 Legislature 85 (1) That portion of State Road 682 (Pinellas Bayway) from 86 State Road 699 (Gulf Boulevard) to U.S. 19 in Pinellas County is 87 designated as "Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee Littrell Medal of 88 Honor Causeway and Bridge." 89 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect 90 suitable markers designating the Command Sergeant Major Gary Lee 91 Littrell Medal of Honor Causeway and Bridge as described in 92 subsection (1). 93 Section 4. Perdido Key Parkway designated; Department of 94 Transportation to erect suitable markers.- 95 (1) That portion of State Road 292 from Blue Angel Parkway 96 to the beginning of Perdido Key Drive in Escarnbia County is 97 designated as "Perdido Key Parkway. If 98 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect 99 suitable markers designating Perdido Key Parkway as described in 100 subsection (1). 101 Section 5. Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp designated; 102 Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.- 103 (1) The ramp that connects northbound Homestead Extension 104 of Florida's Turnpike to northbound Interstate 75 in Miami-Dade 105 County is designated as "Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp. " 106 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect 107 suitable markers designating Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp 108 as described in subsection (1). 109 Section 6. Jose Regueiro Avenue designated; Department of 110 Transportation to erect suitable markers.- 111 (1) That portion of W. 20th Avenue in the City of Hialeah 112 between W. 44th Place and Okeechobee Road in Miami-Dade County. Page 4 of 18 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0005-02-er