IN MEMORY OF SSG SHAWN HENRY MCNABB BRIDGE FUND

SSG SHAWN HENRY MCNABB WAS KIA IN DARREH YE BUM AFGHANISTAN WHILE ON A MISSION WITH HIS UNIT ON OCTOBER 26 2009 ALONG WITH 9 OTHERS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 160TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS AIR REGIMENT (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "THE NIGHT STALKERS") AND WAS A SPECIAL OPERATIONS MEDIC AND WAS 24 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED. HIS REGIMENT IS KNOWN FROM THE MOVIES "BLACKHAWK DOWN" "LONE SURVIVOR" AND "ZERO DARK THIRTY-WHERE THE SEALS CAPTURED OSAMA BIN LADEN" .

A FRIEND THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH CAME TO ME AND WANTED TO GET A BRIDGE NAMED FOR SHAWN AND I GAVE HIM PERMISSION TO DO SO. THROUGH HIS HARD WORK AND MONTHS OF DILIGENCE HE WAS ABLE TO GET A BRIDGE NAMED FOR SHAWN SIGNED INTO LAW ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 ALONG WITH THE HELP OF STATE SENATOR BOB HALL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRYAN SLAYTON. THE BRIDGE IS 2 MILES LONG WITH 2 LANES IN EACH DIRECTION AND IS NEW SO IT WILL BE AROUND FOR AT LEAST 70 MORE YEARS. IT IS LOCATED BETWEEN HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS AND RAINS COUNTY, TEXAS AND SPANS OVER LAKE TAWAKONI IN THOSE 2 COUNTIES. THE BRIDGE SIGNS DESIGNATING THAT IT IS A MEMORIAL BRIDGE WILL READ:

STAFF SERGEANT SHAWN HENRY MCNABB MEMORIAL BRIDGE

WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INITIAL SIGNAGE AND INSTALLATION OF $5727 AND THE STATE OF TEXAS WILL DO THE UPKEEP AFTER THIS FOREVER. THERE WILL BE A LARGE DEDICATION AND MEMORY DAY IN A PARK THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE BRIDGE. SOME FUNDS OVER THE SIGNAGE COSTS COULD BE USED FOR THAT DEDICATION. ANY OTHER OVERAGE OF SIGNAGE AMOUNT WILL BE DONATED TO "THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN NIGHT STALKERS" A 501 C3 GROUP THAT HONORS THE FALLEN NIGHT STALKER FAMILIES.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ABOUT SHAWN PLEASE GOOGLE SSG SHAWN HENRY MCNABB AND YOU WILL FIND PLENTY OF INFORMATION ON HIM. ALSO GOOGLE 160TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS AIR REGIMENT FOR UNIT INFO.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING WITH THIS FUNDING !