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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The friends and family of U.S. Army Corporal Timothy |
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Allen Swanson of San Antonio suffered an immeasurable loss with the |
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death of this valiant soldier on January 27, 2007, at the age of 21; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, |
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1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Corporal Swanson |
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was mortally wounded when a roadside bomb struck his convoy in Taji, |
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Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 25, 1985, in Fort Hood, Tim Swanson |
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graduated in 2003 from Clark High School, where he was a member of |
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R.O.T.C.; eager to serve his country, he joined the Army and was |
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subsequently posted to Fort Carson, Colorado; he served as an M-1 |
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tank crewman during his first tour of Iraq, earning the Global War |
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on Terrorism Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon, and did not |
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hesitate to sign on for a second tour, for which he served as a |
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member of a personal security detail; he was posthumously awarded |
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the Purple Heart, Bronze Star with valor, and Army Good Conduct |
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Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Corporal Swanson was an enthusiastic outdoorsman |
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who often spent his free time fishing, hiking, or hunting and also |
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enjoyed paintball and martial arts; devoted to his family and |
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friends, he especially cherished visits with his grandparents in |
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Texas and Wisconsin; he was rarely seen without a smile, and he |
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delighted others with his indomitable sense of humor; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have young men |
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and women whose love of country leads them to military duty, and |
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time can never diminish the profound debt that Americans owe to |
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Timothy Swanson for the service he undertook and the sacrifice he |
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rendered; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his selfless devotion to duty, honor, and |
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his country, Timothy Allen Swanson embodied the highest ideals of |
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the armed services, and his memory will be forever treasured by |
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those who shared in the blessing of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Corporal Timothy |
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Allen Swanson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his parents, Dana and Keith Howard; to his sister, Carrie |
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Howard; to his brother, Charles Howard; to his grandparents, Delwin |
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and Caryle Swanson and Charles and Lucille Howard; to his |
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great-grandmother, Hilda Swanson; and to his other relatives and |
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many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Army |
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Corporal Timothy Allen Swanson. |