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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The valiant Americans who fought for this country |
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during the crucial years of World War II are deserving of the |
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highest respect; and |
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WHEREAS, James Luther Ware of Marshall was among those who |
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endured the grim dangers of war to preserve his nation's freedom and |
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prosperity; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fannin County in 1925, Jim Ware was a high |
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school student when the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United |
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States into that momentous conflict; immediately after his 1942 |
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graduation, he was on his way to Marine training camp, and in |
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February 1944, he and his fellow Marines in the 24th Regiment of the |
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4th Division fought their way ashore on the Pacific islands of |
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Roi-Namur; and |
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WHEREAS, That successful attack against stiff Japanese |
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opposition was the first of four island invasions in which Private |
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Ware took part; again at Saipan, at Tinian, and at Iwo Jima, he |
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fought with immense bravery and great determination, aiding the |
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advance toward Japan that eventually helped bring about the end of |
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the war; wounded on Saipan in June 1945, Private Ware received the |
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Purple Heart commendation; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Ware became a |
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successful businessman and worked in office equipment sales in |
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Texas, New York, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida before settling in |
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Marshall and opening Ware Machine & Supply; through the years, he |
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has been a caring father to his daughter, Laura Ware Shurtleff, and |
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a loving husband to his wife, Connie; Mr. Ware has also taken an |
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active role in his community; he helped found the Marshall Metro |
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Rotary Club and is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, |
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the Marine Corps League, and the 4th Marine Division Association, |
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as well as an active member of the military affairs committee of the |
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Marshall Chamber of Commerce; he has also devoted extensive time to |
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helping participants in 12-step recovery programs; and |
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WHEREAS, In March 2007, Jim Ware returned to Iwo Jima to help |
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commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the battle for that fiercely |
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contested island; that ceremony offered an opportunity for somber |
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reflection on the contributions made by the members of America's |
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armed forces in World War II, and in that spirit, the members of |
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this chamber recognize the tremendous valor of Private James Ware |
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and his noble actions in behalf of his country and its citizens; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend James Luther Ware for courageously |
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serving in the United States Marines Corps during World War II and |
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commend him for his many good works and deeds; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Ware as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |