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Section Of Ohio Roadway Named For Slain Soldier

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published May 13, 2014 at 12:40 PM EDT
armytimes.com

A portion of a state highway has been named for a fallen U.S. Army soldier. A portion of State Route 55 between Troy and Casstown is now the Private First Class Jeffrey Rice Memorial Highway. The Troy native was killed in 2012 while sweeping the countryside in Afghanistan for roadside bombs.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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