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Stuart bridge dedicated to Vietnam casualty Frederick C. Bullington Jr.

Stuart bridge dedicated to Vietnam casualty Frederick C. Bullington Jr. 2018
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The former Spoon Creek Bridge on U.S. 58 in Stuart was dedicated on Nov. 12, 2018 as the Frederick C. Bullington Jr. Memorial Bridge.
The bridge honors Army Spc. 4 Frederick C. Bullington Jr., who was wounded in Vietnam on May 7, 1966 and died of his wounds on May 30, 1966. Local accounts describe him as the first Patrick County native mortally wounded in the war. The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on May 14, 2018, and county board chairman Lock Boyce spoke at the dedication.

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