H.R. No. 2056
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Clinton Willis Barkley of
Bedford has returned stateside after sustaining injuries in Iraq,
and he is most deserving of our highest praise for risking his life
in service to his country; and
WHEREAS, On April 4, 2005, this dedicated soldier was injured
while conducting a reconnaissance mission in Fallujah, and his
heroic actions and unwavering courage in combat have earned him the
Purple Heart; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Barkley is the son of proud parents
Robert Barkley and Debby Reeves; born in Arlington and reared in
Bedford, he attended L. D. Bell High School, where he played on the
Blue Raider football team and was a member of the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes; after receiving his diploma in 2001, he
enlisted in the Marines and graduated from boot camp in September of
that year; and
WHEREAS, Since joining the armed forces, Lance Corporal
Barkley has been promoted twice and completed Basic Reconnaissance
Course, Jump School, and the Survival Evasion Resistance Escape
School (SERE); in January 2003, he was deployed to Iraq, where he
served six months in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
WHEREAS, This courageous Texan was deployed for a second tour
in February 2005; stationed at Camp Fallujah, he once again served
his nation with distinction and honor; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to Lance
Corporal Barkley and to all of the country's military personnel,
for they are called on to bear great, often unimaginable, burdens,
and they render service and sacrifice that is truly beyond measure;
and
WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and
this nation, Clinton Barkley embodies the highest ideals of the
U.S. armed forces, and it is indeed a privilege to join in welcoming
him home; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Clinton
Willis Barkley for his service in Iraq and extend to him best wishes
for a swift and complete recovery from his injuries; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
for Lance Corporal Barkley and his parents, Robert Barkley and
Debby Reeves, as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
Representatives.
Goodman
Smith of Tarrant
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. 2056 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House