H.R. No. 316
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Fort Hood, the Lone Star State's largest
installation, has been an integral part of the lives of countless
Texans since it was established as Camp Hood in 1942, and it is
indeed appropriate to recognize this Texas landmark and to honor
the brave soldiers who call Fort Hood home; and
WHEREAS, Fort Hood is today home to the III U.S. Mobile
Armored Corps, which, with its 1st Cavalry and 4th Infantry
Divisions, its 13th Corps Support Command, and its associated
separate brigades, compose the largest and most powerful standing
military formation in the world; and
WHEREAS, Fort Hood, with its 45,000 soldiers and 9,000
civilian employees, has been and continues to be the predominant
engine driving the economy of Central Texas, contributing nearly $4
billion annually to the Central Texas economy; and
WHEREAS, Virtually all of Fort Hood's active duty units are
now serving or have recently served with distinction in Iraq, most
notably the 4th Infantry Division's capture of Saddam Hussein, with
the 1st Cavalry Division's dramatic battles against international
terrorists in the city of Baghdad, and with the 3rd U.S. Corps
taking the lead in command and control of all United States and
multinational ground forces in Iraq; and
WHEREAS, Their collective efforts have now allowed the
citizens of Iraq to freely express themselves in internationally
observed elections, though at considerable cost in United States,
allied, and freedom-loving Iraqi lives; and
WHEREAS, Throughout these most trying times, the families of
our soldiers have steadfastly supported their warriors, have kept
the home fires burning brightly, and stand ready to welcome and
embrace all soldiers as they return home to Texas; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize Fort Hood and its vital role to the
welfare of the citizens of the greater Fort Hood area and honor the
many brave men and women who have been deployed from Fort Hood as
part of the global war on terror.
Delisi
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 316 was adopted by the House on
February 15, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House