By: Averitt  S.C.R. No. 17
         (In the Senate - Filed February 1, 2007; February 28, 2007,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
  Military Installations; April 10, 2007, reported favorably by the
  following vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; April 10, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
 
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 
         WHEREAS, Hill College has installed the Texas Medal of Honor
  Memorial as a tribute to all native-born Texans who have received
  that distinction, the highest award that can be bestowed on a member
  of the United States Armed Forces; and
         WHEREAS, Located on the campus of Hill College in front of the
  Texas Heritage Museum, the memorial serves to enhance the mission
  of the museum, which is to explore the experience of Texas and
  Texans in wartime and the ways in which that experience continues to
  affect us today; and
         WHEREAS, Of the more than 3,400 individuals who had received
  the Medal of Honor as of January 1, 2007, 56 were born in the Lone
  Star State; the central shaft of the memorial highlights the valor
  of Texans Audie Murphy and Samuel Dealey, the most decorated
  members of the United States Army and United States Navy,
  respectively, in World War II; and
         WHEREAS, Among the prized holdings of the Texas Heritage
  Museum are an extensive collection of Audie Murphy's personal
  artifacts from World War II, the Medal of Honor that was awarded to
  James Harris, a World War II tank commander and Hillsboro native,
  and a large number of photographs and documents relating to other
  Texan Medal of Honor recipients; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas Heritage Museum plans to expand and
  develop educational programming around the Medal of Honor memorial
  and to invite Medal of Honor recipients to talk about and share
  their experiences; and
         WHEREAS, To be considered as a nominee for the Medal of Honor,
  a man or woman must have demonstrated conspicuous gallantry and
  intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty and at the risk of his
  or her life; in paying solemn tribute to those Texans who have
  exemplified the highest standards of courage, selflessness, and
  devotion to duty, the memorial at Hill College commemorates those
  who have earned the lasting gratitude and respect of all Americans;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby designate the Texas Medal of Honor Memorial at Hill College
  as the official State Memorial to Texas-Born Medal of Honor
  Recipients.
 
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