By Pete McCarthy
March 22, 2010, 5:15PM
Gloucester County News - NJ.com

TRENTON — The New Jersey Senate passed legislation on Monday to rename and dedicate Route 47 through Glassboro in honor of South Jersey’s Vietnam veterans.

The measure, sponsored by Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Sen. Fred Madden, is timed with the 25th Anniversary of the South Jersey Vietnam Veterans Association, which meets at Glassboro’s VFW Memorial Post 679.

“As the South Jersey Vietnam Veterans Association reaches this milestone in its history, it is entirely proper to recognize not only the service of its members, but the dedication and patriotism of all South Jersey Vietnam vets,” said Madden, D-4, of Washington Township.

Sweeney said that renaming Route 47 would convert it from “just another road into a lasting monument to the selfless sacrifices of thousands of South Jerseyans,”

The measure (S-795) passed 38-0 and now heads to the Assembly for further consideration.