H.R. No. 1275



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Texans across the state are profoundly thankful for 
the safe recovery of U.S. Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson of 
El Paso, who was wounded and held for three harrowing weeks as a 
prisoner during the Iraqi campaign; and
	WHEREAS, Specialist Johnson was among a group of soldiers 
from the 507th Maintenance Company, which was ambushed in southern 
Iraq on March 23, 2003; she 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 advancing north toward Tikrit; 
and
	WHEREAS, Born in Panama, where her release has also been 
hailed by ecstatic citizens, Specialist Johnson later moved to El 
Paso with her family and graduated from Andress High School in 1991; 
while in school she was a member of the drill team and the ROTC; and
	WHEREAS, This highly respected soldier, the daughter of a 
veteran of the first Gulf War, joined the army in 1998 and is 
stationed at Fort Bliss; in addition to handling her military 
responsibilities, she also proudly fulfills the role of mother to 
her beloved two-year-old daughter, Janelle; and
	WHEREAS, The sacrifices made by Specialist Johnson and her 
fellow soldiers while serving their country in Iraq have earned the 
heartfelt gratitude of all Americans, who now join her daughter, 
Janelle Johnson, her parents, Eunice and Claude Johnson, her 
sisters, and the members of this body in applauding her safe and 
anxiously awaited return; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson 
for her steadfast service in behalf of this nation during the Iraqi 
campaign and officially welcome her home to the Lone Star State; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Specialist Johnson as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Chavez

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1275 was adopted by the House on May 
24, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House