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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of House District 63 have rejoiced to |
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welcome home many fellow residents of that district who have served |
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valiantly in Iraq and Afghanistan as members of the Texas Army |
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National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, Summoned to active duty, these citizen soldiers of |
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the National Guard left behind their families, their work, and |
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their private pursuits to answer that call, and they performed |
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their assignments overseas with expert skill and unwavering |
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commitment; and |
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WHEREAS, Those dedicated National Guard members from House |
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District 63 who have returned from deployment to the Middle East |
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are, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor, Andrew Culloden |
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Bell, Jarrod William Bolin, Joseph Ray Calhoun, David Frank Denbek, |
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Nagaris Traion Joyhnson, Jerome Joseph Koehler, Marty Ray Marin, |
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Ernest Ronald McMicheal, Thomas Nelson Miner, Coleman Andrew |
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Paramore, Eric Alejandro Stanley, Jason Eiron Sternberg, and |
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Kristopher Erik Townsend; from Company B, 536th Signal Battalion, |
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Kenneth Stanley Borcher and Rodney Lyn McCarrol; from Company B, |
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3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry, Dale Edward Campbell; from Company |
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C, 949th Support Battalion, Gabriel Carrion and Vang Pao Lo; from |
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Joint Forces Headquarters, Paul Anthony Cerniauskas and Joseph |
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Stewart Hall; from Headquarters Company (HHC), 111th Engineer |
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Battalion, Daniel Wayne Fain; from Headquarters Company (HHC), 2nd |
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Battalion, 112th Armor, Jeremy Allen Cline, Joe Vernon Collins, |
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Adam DeWayne Fite, Jason Douglas Harned, John Wesley Lawrence, Jr., |
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Christopher David Mellick, James Francis Nallin, and Shawn David |
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Nunez; from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 112th Armor, Steven Aaron |
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Frisbie; from Headquarters Company (HHC), 56th Brigade, 36th |
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Infantry Division, John Gilo Collins, Jarrett Lee Crowe, Kenneth |
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Frederick Keller II, and Christopher Lynn Noble; from the Texas |
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Army National Guard Training Site Command, Michael Gene Burton; |
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from Headquarters Company (HHC), 36th Infantry Division, Division |
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Support Command, Randall Lonnie Ransom and James Theodore Talley, |
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Jr.; from Company B, 1st Battalion, 112th Armor, David Wayne Harris |
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and George Michael Thompson; from Company C, 111th Engineer |
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Battalion, Christopher Raymond Odette and Christopher John |
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Tummarello; from 2nd Battalion, 136th Regiment (Global Support), |
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Sean Michael Walsh; from Troop H, 124th Cavalry (Brigade |
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Reconnaissance Team), David Farrell Young; from Company A, 3rd |
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Battalion, 144th Infantry, Tanerrieus Danyelle Robinson and Allen |
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Gene Zant; from Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 949th Support |
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Battalion, Charles Roger Smith II; from Troop I, 124th Cavalry |
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(Brigade Reconnaissance Team), Brandon Scott Laird, Joseph James |
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Holland, and Shawn Anthony Clary; from 3rd of the 144th Infantry, |
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Company C, Mechanized Forward Detachment, Brandon Scott Izzarelli; |
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from Company B, 949th Support Battalion, Ryan Colby Erwin and John |
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Michael Gray; and from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry, |
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Sean Michael Everett; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have sons and |
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daughters whose love of country leads them to service in the |
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National Guard, yet we are keenly aware of the burdens and |
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sacrifices these men and women endure in time of war; through their |
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courage and professionalism in carrying out their challenging |
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missions, the soldiers named here have exemplified the highest |
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standards of the United States armed forces, and their fellow |
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citizens owe to them an immeasurable debt of gratitude; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the members of the Texas Army National |
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Guard from House District 63 who have returned home and extend to |
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them deepest appreciation for their exceptional efforts in |
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Afghanistan and Iraq in this country's behalf. |