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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature has a long history of |
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venerating military units by designating memorial highways in their |
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honor, and the exemplary service demonstrated by Texas members of |
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the 75th Ranger Regiment of the United States Army is certainly |
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worthy of such a tribute; and |
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WHEREAS, Known to many as the United States Army Rangers, the |
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75th Ranger Regiment is an elite special operations force that can |
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trace its lineage to the American Revolutionary War; since the |
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beginning of World War II, the regiment has distinguished itself in |
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14 battles and wars, including the Battle of Normandy, the Battle of |
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the Bulge, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Enduring |
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Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Earning dozens of medals and citations, Texas |
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members of the 75th Ranger Regiment have served their country with |
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extraordinary heroism in battle; U.S. Army Corporal William M. |
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Amundson, Jr., of The Woodlands, for example, was a member of the |
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3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, when he was killed in action in |
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eastern Afghanistan on October 19, 2004, and the sacrifices |
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Corporal Amundson made on the battlefield earned him the Bronze |
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Star, the Purple Heart, and the Meritorious Service Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Membership in this exclusive force is signified by |
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the coveted black and gold Ranger tab as well as the 75th Ranger |
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Regiment patch; each time the legislature has named a highway or |
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highway segment to honor a military unit, the Texas Department of |
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Transportation has designed memorial markers to feature the |
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distinctive insignia worn by unit members; designating State |
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Highway 75 as the 75th Ranger Regiment Highway and featuring the |
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unit's emblems on markers along the roadway would be a fitting |
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tribute to Corporal Amundson and the many Texans who have served as |
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United States Army Rangers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate State Highway 75 between Streetman and Conroe as |
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the 75th Ranger Regiment Highway; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the legislature hereby request that the Texas |
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Department of Transportation feature the Ranger tab and 75th Ranger |
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Regiment patch on memorial markers for the highway; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official |
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copy of this resolution to the chairman of the Texas Transportation |
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Commission and the executive director of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |