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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dakota Stroud, a member of the Weatherford Fire |
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Department, was awarded a Medal of Valor and Citation Bar in |
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recognition of the heroism he demonstrated while rescuing a man |
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from a car accident on July 10, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, On that day, Mr. Stroud had just completed a 24-hour |
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shift and was on the road with his wife when he happened upon the |
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scene of an accident on Mambrino Highway near Granbury, where a |
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driver had lost control of his vehicle and collided with a tree; the |
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driver, a 19-year-old man, was pinned inside of his vehicle, which |
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had rolled onto its passenger side and caught fire; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stroud retrieved a small fire extinguisher from |
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his truck, approached the vehicle, and called out for the driver, |
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who was injured and unable to escape; flames were rapidly |
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approaching the young man, and after temporarily extinguishing |
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them, Mr. Stroud climbed on top of the vehicle and began attempting |
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to free the victim; when the fire again spread into the cabin, |
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Mr. Stroud resorted to grabbing the man and using all of his |
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strength to pull him out from where he was trapped, allowing him to |
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finally escape as the vehicle was only seconds away from becoming |
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fully engulfed in flames; and |
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WHEREAS, With the help of a bystander, Mr. Stroud was able to |
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carry the injured man to the shoulder of the road, where he and an |
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off-duty nurse assessed his injuries; after emergency medical |
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services arrived on the scene, Mr. Stroud remained with the man |
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until a helicopter transported him to a hospital for lifesaving |
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treatment; later, Mr. Stroud made contact with the victim's family, |
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who informed him that he was stable and expected to make a full |
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recovery; and |
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WHEREAS, During a moment of crisis, Dakota Stroud put his |
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life on the line to rescue a fellow Texan in need, and in so doing, |
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he exemplified the noblest ideals of public service; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dakota Stroud |
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on his receipt of a Medal of Valor and Citation Bar from the |
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Weatherford Fire Department and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Stroud as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |