Next time you’re driving through Clallam County, you could be cruising on the Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Highway.

A bill in the state House of Representatives would change a stretch of State Route 101, which runs between Forks to La Push, in honor of the eight Washington service members who died in the liberation of Kuwait.

The bill, which has 18 sponsors, will be debated during a hearing before the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

(U.S. Army photo)

The folks raising funds for the Reflection Park at Fort Lewis got a big boost this month.

The Puyallup car dealers will donate more than $30,000 toward development of the six-acre park that will honor the memory of fallen service members from Washington state.

A representative from the dealers – who agreed to donate $10 for every car sold during a recently completed 90-day period – will present the check next Thursday at Pioneer Park in Puyallup. A rep from Harborstone Credit Union will also be on hand to donate $5,000.

Reflection Park, which will boast views of Mount Rainier, will offer a collection of memorials for every major conflict since World War I. The names of those killed in action will be engraved into large basalt boulders. Polished granite structures will bear the image of service members serving in each conflict.

The park will also offer a kiosk that allows visitors to search memorials by name, unit, conflict, service branch or gender.