Logan County’s fiscal court unveiled the new sign designating old Lewisburg Road as Cpl. Josh Moore Memorial Highway on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.

Fiscal court passed a resolution to name the stretch of road after Moore, who became Logan County’s first casualty in the Iraq War during the spring of 2007.

Once fiscal court unanimously passed the resolution, it went to the state Transportation Cabinet for consideration.

At that point, Judge/Executive Logan Chick, State Representative Martha Jane King and State Senator Joey Pendleton all talked with Transportation Cabinet secretary Joseph W. Prather about the importance of honoring Moore with the road.

“This became a very personal mission for me,” King said.

King tried to get the road named for Moore during the Kentucky general assembly session and had a bill passed through the House of Representatives doing so.

The bill then went to the state senate, where it went into the transportation committee but was never brought up for review.

King then went to the Logan County fiscal court and got them to pass the resolution, which eventually wound up accomplishing the same goal.

“It was an honor to sponsor HJR4, designating the ‘Cpl. Josh Moore Memorial Highway’ in the House of Representatives,” King said. “I appreciate so much the teamwork of those in Frankfort and the Logan County fiscal court that made Carolyn and Jeff Moore's wishes a reality, that their son not be forgotten. I know that each time I drive home and see that sign I will remember that Josh gave his life for our country and our freedom. God Bless you Josh Moore.”

Moore was killed May 30, 2007 a.m. when the HumVee he was driving in southern Baghdad ran over an improvised explosive devise.

He was was in his second deployment to Iraq after enlisting in the United States Army when he graduated from Logan County High School in 2005.