By: Turner S.R. No. 860 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Senate join the citizens of 1-3 Bryan, Texas, and the entire state in expressing genuine pride 1-4 and great admiration for Staff Sergeant Russell C. Breland and 1-5 Sergeant Chris Jackson whose extraordinary acts of courage saved 1-6 the life of a woman trapped in a burning car; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Breland and Sergeant Jackson are 1-8 members of Detachment 1, 4th Battalion, 112th Armor of the Texas 1-9 National Guard and were returning home from drill on 1-10 October 25, 1992, heading south toward Bryan on Texas 6; and 1-11 WHEREAS, To their dismay, they watched a car in front 1-12 of them cross a median, hit a culvert, flip over, and burst 1-13 into flames; and 1-14 WHEREAS, As Sergeant Jackson tried to stop a vehicle to 1-15 summon help, Sergeant Breland kicked in the rear driver's side 1-16 window of the burning vehicle and tried vainly to reach the 1-17 unconscious young woman who was choking on her seat belt; and 1-18 WHEREAS, As Sergeant Jackson crawled into the car and 1-19 released the seat belt, Sergeant Breland crawled into the blazing 1-20 car through a passenger window and carried her to safety; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Their coolheadedness and professional training 1-22 resulted in the safe completion of the dangerous task; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Through their selfless acts of valor and devotion 2-1 to duty and with complete disregard for their own personal safety, 2-2 Russell Breland and Chris Jackson were able to save the life of a 2-3 young woman; and 2-4 WHEREAS, The exemplary soldiers received the Major General 2-5 K. L. Berry Award for Heroic Action at the 34th annual conference 2-6 of the National Guard Association of Texas for their exceptional 2-7 actions in keeping with the highest traditions of military service; 2-8 now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-10 73rd Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the undaunted 2-11 courage of Staff Sergeant Russell C. Breland and 2-12 Sergeant Chris Jackson and express its appreciation to these 2-13 admirable public servants; and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-15 these splendid Texas heroes as an expression of the deepest 2-16 respect and highest regard of the Texas Senate. 2-17 _____________________________________ 2-18 President of the Senate 2-19 I hereby certify that the 2-20 above Resolution was adopted by 2-21 the Senate on May 5, 1993. 2-22 _____________________________________ 2-23 Secretary of the Senate 2-24 _____________________________________ 2-25 Member, Texas Senate