H.R. No. 877
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, After three weeks of fearful uncertainty about his
safety and whereabouts, Texans across the state are profoundly
thankful to learn that Army Support Specialist Edgar Adan Hernandez
of Mission, who had been taken prisoner during the Iraqi campaign,
has been rescued; and
WHEREAS, Specialist Hernandez was among a group of soldiers
from the 507th Maintenance Company, which was ambushed in southern
Iraq on March 23, 2003; he and four other survivors of the attack
were held in solitary confinement in Baghdad for 12 to 15 days
before being moved to a series of other locations; they were rescued
on April 13, 2003, by Marines with the 3rd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion who were moving northward toward Tikrit;
and
WHEREAS, This courageous Texan joined the army after
graduating from Mission High School and was stationed at Fort Bliss
before his deployment to the Persian Gulf; while assigned to Fort
Bliss, he joined the congregation of the Chaparral Apostolic
Church, and during his ordeal in captivity family and friends took
some measure of comfort in knowing that his strong faith would
sustain him; and
WHEREAS, Due to be released from the service in a few months'
time, Specialist Hernandez is hoping to join the U.S. Border
Patrol, marry, and settle in El Paso; and
WHEREAS, Through his deep devotion to his country and his
selfless efforts and sacrifice in its behalf, Specialist Hernandez
has earned the lasting respect and gratitude of all Americans, and
his rescue is indeed cause for joyful celebration; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Army Support Specialist Edgar Adan
Hernandez on the occasion of his release from captivity in Iraq and
extend to him sincere appreciation for his brave and steadfast
service in the cause of freedom and democracy; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Specialist Hernandez as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Gutierrez
Flores
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 877 was adopted by the House on May 9,
2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House