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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The dedicated soldiers of the 3rd Armored Cavalry |
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Regiment received the Valorous Unit Award on May 5, 2007, for their |
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heroic actions in Iraq during 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Deployed to Anbar Province in Iraq in April 2003, |
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the 3rd Armored Cavalry was tasked with securing the extensive |
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region, home to Fallujah, Ramadi, and Qaim and one of the country's |
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most notoriously volatile areas; bordered by Saudi Arabia, Jordan, |
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and Syria, the province was especially vulnerable to insurgent |
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activity, and soldiers often completed missions involving fierce |
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battles; and |
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WHEREAS, The unit's myriad combat achievements include |
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destroying insurgent training grounds and safe houses, |
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confiscating thousands of weapons and artillery rounds, and |
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capturing former members of the Saddam Hussein regime; moreover, |
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they set up the first highway patrols on the 500-kilometer |
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Jordanian highway, significantly reducing violence and creating a |
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safe corridor through which humanitarian assistance could move in |
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and out; and |
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WHEREAS, Responsible for a range of civil operations as well, |
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the 3rd Armored Cavalry was instrumental in securing and repairing |
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the Haditha Dam, and it helped organize Anbar's first-ever |
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provincial council; in addition, team members opened Iraqi police |
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stations, courthouses, and prisons, built schools, secured mass |
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grave sites, distributed daily rations, and provided economic |
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assistance to civil servants; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to the |
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3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and to all of the country's military |
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personnel, for they are called on to bear great, often |
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unimaginable, burdens, and they render service and sacrifice that |
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is truly beyond measure; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, |
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and this nation, these brave servicemen and servicewomen have |
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embodied the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and it is |
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indeed fitting to honor their outstanding service in behalf of this |
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nation; now, 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 3rd Armored Cavalry |
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Regiment on their receipt of a Valorous Unit Award and commend them |
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for their heroic and steadfast service in Iraq; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the regiment as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |