H.R. No. 1875
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Thirty-eight citizen soldiers from Texas are
  receiving the Army Valorous Unit Award on May 5, 2007, for their
  heroic actions in Iraq; and
         WHEREAS, These dedicated men and women served as members of
  the U.S. Army B Company, 490 Civil Affairs Battalion, which was
  deployed to Anbar Province in April 2003; and
         WHEREAS, Civil affairs soldiers are trained to work with
  people of other nations to rebuild infrastructure and organize
  representative governments, and they possess expertise and skills
  in areas of public safety, health and welfare, legal systems, labor
  management, finance, education, public works and communications,
  transportation, food and agriculture, economic development, and
  disaster relief; and
         WHEREAS, Divided into several teams, members of B Company
  were sent throughout the province, and in spite of the very real
  dangers, including insurgents and improvised explosive devices,
  they made significant strides toward rebuilding a number of cities;
  in Fallujah, soldiers orchestrated more than $2 million in
  construction projects, including rebuilding 99 schools, the
  mayor's office, and three police stations, and they reorganized the
  local police force; soldiers sent to Hit and Rutbah coordinated
  rebuilding in excess of $1.4 million and installed an irrigation
  system that covered more than 100,000 square kilometers; in Ramadi
  and Qaim, in addition to performing extensive redevelopment, they
  educated town council members on city management and instructed
  local companies on doing business in a free market system; and
         WHEREAS, Through their unfaltering devotion to duty, honor,
  and this nation, these brave servicemen and servicewomen have
  embodied the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces and earned the
  lasting respect and gratitude of their fellow Texans; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the 38 members of B Company, 490 Civil
  Affairs Battalion, on their receipt of a Valorous Unit Award and
  commend them for their heroic and steadfast service in Iraq; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for each of these brave Texans as an expression of high
  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Noriega
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1875 was adopted by the House on May
  4, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House