Republican State Representative Denny Zent from Angola on Monday at the Statehouse presented a resolution urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of U.S. 20 as the Indiana Medal of Honor Memorial Highway.

According to Zent, a U.S. Army and Air Force veteran who serves on the House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, designating a national Medal of Honor Memorial Highway is a coordinated effort among the 12 states impacted by U.S. 20.

Since being established in 1861, over 3,500 veterans have been given a Medal of Honor, with 100 of those service members from Indiana. To receive a Medal of Honor, military members must have distinguished themselves by personal acts of valor far beyond the call of duty.