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79S31826 JHS-D

By:  Pena                                                         H.R. No. 577



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Those Texans who dedicate themselves to the greater 
good are truly deserving of our sincere admiration and gratitude, 
and Vietnam and Desert Storm veteran Eduardo Avila is indeed one 
such individual; and
	WHEREAS, A 24-year military veteran, Mr. Avila served in the 
U.S. Army and the National Guard; a member of the Rio Grande Valley 
veterans group "America's Last Patrol," he has earned the Vietnam 
Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service 
Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and several other 
accolades; and
	WHEREAS, In November 2005, Mr. Avila and a group of his fellow 
servicemen marched from their community in the Rio Grande Valley to 
the nearest veterans hospital; this veterans march commenced in 
Edinburg, traversing some 250 miles to the historic site of the 
Alamo in San Antonio; the march drew attention to the plight of 
Valley veterans and the distance they are currently forced to 
travel to seek medical treatment at a veterans hospital in San 
Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, In championing the construction of new medical 
facilities to serve their community, Mr. Avila and his compatriots 
seek to exercise the rights for which they fought and to receive due 
recognition for their service to the country they love; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Aaron Pena has justly recognized 
Eduardo Avila by authoring this resolution in his behalf during the 
3rd Called Session of the 79th Texas Legislature; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Eduardo Avila for his 
distinguished military service and for his efforts to secure better 
access to medical care for his fellow veterans; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Avila as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.