The dedication is set for 10 a.m. April 3 at the Gautier Convention Center, which is located next to the city's public library and community college.
Green, an Army major and Green Beret, was killed Jan. 7, 2008, by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
According to www.patriotguard.org, riders will meet Green's family at Singing River Mall to help escort them, along with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, to the dedication.
Hundreds of residents from across Jackson County and other areas of South Mississippi braved icy wind and rain in 2008 to honor Green during his funeral procession along U.S. 90 in Gautier, part of the stretch of highway that will bear his name.
According to The Press-Register at www.gulflive.com, the Maj. Michael Green Memorial Highway will extend from Oak Avenue near Gautier's east city limits to Shamrock Court, which connects with Library Lane where the Saturday dedication ceremony will be held.
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