R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor

 1-2     the National Women's Memorial Project for its outstanding tribute

 1-3     to female veterans of the United States Armed Forces; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The Women In Military Service For America Memorial

 1-5     will honor the service, sacrifice, and achievements of the nearly

 1-6     2,000,000 women who have been part of our country's armed forces,

 1-7     more than 78,000 of whom are Texans; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, Designed by noted architects Marion Gail Weiss and

 1-9     Michael Manfredi, the structure will stand at the gateway to

1-10     Arlington National Cemetery and will feature a reflecting pool, a

1-11     court of honor, and an education center; and

1-12           WHEREAS, More than 200 years ago, Deborah Sampson disguised

1-13     herself as a man to join the Massachusetts Regiment of the

1-14     Revolutionary Army; in later years, females have been welcomed into

1-15     military service, and in 1948, the Women's Armed Services

1-16     Integration Act granted them a permanent place in the military,

1-17     allowing them to serve their country with honor both in peacetime

1-18     and in conflict; and

1-19           WHEREAS, The Women In Military Service For America Memorial

1-20     is our nation's first major effort to pay tribute to its

1-21     servicewomen; their patriotism and bravery are part of our

1-22     collective heritage, and it is the express desire of the Texas

1-23     House of Representatives to voice its wholehearted support of this

1-24     important project; now, therefore, be it

 2-1           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-2     Legislature hereby honor the female veterans of the United States

 2-3     Armed Forces and commend all those associated with the National

 2-4     Women's Memorial Project for their exceptional work on this

 2-5     worthwhile endeavor; and, be it further

 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-7     prepared for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial

 2-8     Foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of

 2-9     Representatives.

                                   Van de Putte                       Chavez

                                   Clark                               Corte

                                   Counts                              Isett

                                   Olivo                                Wise

                                   Woolley

         Laney                   Gutierrez                Oliveira

         Alexander               Haggerty                 Olivo

         Allen                   Hamric                   Palmer

         Alvarado                Hartnett                 Patterson

         Averitt                 Hawley                   Pickett

         Bailey                  Heflin                   Pitts

         Berlanga                Hernandez                Place

         Bonnen                  Hightower                Price

         Bosse                   Hilbert                  Puente

         Brimer                  Hilderbran               Rabuck

         Burnam                  Hill                     Ramsay

         Carter                  Hinojosa                 Rangel

         Chavez                  Hirschi                  Raymond

         Chisum                  Hochberg                 Reyna of Bexar

         Christian               Hodge                    Reyna of Dallas

         Clark                   Holzheauser              Rhodes

         Coleman                 Horn                     Rodriguez

         Cook                    Howard                   Roman

         Corte                   Hunter                   Sadler

         Counts                  Hupp                     Seaman

         Crabb                   Isett                    Serna

         Craddick                Jackson                  Shields

         Cuellar                 Janek                    Siebert

         Culberson               Jones of Lubbock         Smith

         Danburg                 Jones of Dallas          Smithee

         Davila                  Junell                   Solis

         Davis                   Kamel                    Solomons

         Delisi                  Keel                     Staples

         Denny                   Keffer                   Stiles

         Driver                  King                     Swinford

         Dukes                   Krusee                   Talton

         Dunnam                  Kubiak                   Telford

         Dutton                  Kuempel                  Thompson

         Edwards                 Lewis of Tarrant         Tillery

         Ehrhardt                Lewis of Orange          Torres

         Eiland                  Longoria                 Turner of Coleman

         Elkins                  Luna                     Turner of Harris

         Farrar                  McCall                   Uher

         Finnell                 McClendon                Van de Putte

         Flores                  McReynolds               Walker

         Gallego                 Madden                   West

         Galloway                Marchant                 Williams

         Garcia                  Maxey                    Williamson

         Giddings                Merritt                  Wilson

         Glaze                   Moffat                   Wise

         Goodman                 Moreno                   Wohlgemuth

         Goolsby                 Mowery                   Wolens

         Gray                    Naishtat                 Woolley

         Greenberg               Nixon                    Yarbrough

         Grusendorf              Oakley                   Zbranek

                                             _______________________________

                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 124 was adopted by the House on

         February 11, 1997, by a non-record vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House