NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

RESOLUTION 53

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 872

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING CAPTAIN BARRY B. BRIDGER WHO WAS MISSING IN ACTION IN VIETNAM FOR OVER SIX YEARS.

Whereas, Captain Barry B. Bridger, son of the late Henry C. Bridger and Myrtle MacRae Bridger, attended Sewanee Military Academy in Tennessee for a period of two years; and

Whereas, Captain Barry B. Bridger was so active in sports that he became a four-letterman and was elected his school's most valuable athlete his senior year; and

Whereas, Captain Barry B. Bridger has shown himself to be very interested in young people in that he served as a counselor at a camp for underprivileged boys which was sponsored by the City of New York; and

Whereas, Captain Barry B. Bridger graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1962 and entered the United States Air Force in 1963 where he subsequently became the first pilot on an F4C Phantom jet; and

Whereas, Captain Barry B. Bridger, as an Air Force pilot, served his country well during the time he fought in the Vietnam War; and

Whereas, Captain Barry B. Bridger was listed as missing in action on January 23, 1967; and

Whereas, as a result of the recently signed peace agreement, Captain Barry B. Bridger was released from captivity on March 4, 1973, and was returned to the United States March 8, 1973;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

Section 1.  That the General Assembly of North Carolina commends, honors, and expresses its gratitude to Captain Barry B. Bridger for all that he has accomplished, both in his civilian and military careers and welcomes him home with great pride that he is a native son of North Carolina.

Sec. 2.  That copies of this resolution, duly certified by the Secretary of State, be sent to Captain Barry B. Bridger and to his brother, John MacRae Bridger.

Sec. 3.  This resolution shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of March, 1973.