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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 489
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WHEREAS, Glen M. Gardner, Jr., a resident of Round Rock |
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and the junior vice commander-in-chief of the Veterans of |
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Foreign Wars, has rendered heroic service in behalf of Texas |
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military veterans and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the United States Marine Corps from |
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1966 to 1970, Mr. Gardner served as an aircraft mechanic with |
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Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, in Chu Lai, Vietnam; |
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his military awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, Good |
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Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service |
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Medal with three stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and |
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Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry; and |
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WHEREAS, Glen Gardner has been a staunch supporter of |
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veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars for nearly four |
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decades; he joined Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2993 in |
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Olathe, Kansas, in 1969, and later, after moving to Texas, he |
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became a life member of Vickery Post 3359 in Garland; twice |
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elected post commander, he also served five terms as post |
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quartermaster and earned a national award for his work as |
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district commander; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gardner was selected as adjutant-quartermaster |
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of the Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1984, and |
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in that capacity he provided tireless and effective leadership on |
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a range of veterans' issues for more than 20 years; he retired |
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from the state Veterans of Foreign Wars on November 1, 2006, in |
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order to focus on the duties of his current post with the national |
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organization, an office to which he was elected in August 2006; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1991, Mr. Gardner has also chaired the Texas |
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Coalition of Veterans Organizations; that group, which he was |
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instrumental in founding, now represents more than 600,000 |
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former members of the United States Armed Forces; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gardner has given generously of his time and |
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expertise to several national Veterans of Foreign Wars |
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committees, including those on budget and finance and national |
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bylaw review; he is affiliated, in addition, with the Military |
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Order of the Cootie, American Legion, Disabled American |
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Veterans, and National Association of Uniformed Services; and |
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WHEREAS, Glen Gardner has long been a steadfast champion of |
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our state's military veterans, and his elevation to national |
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Veterans of Foreign Wars office is a fitting acknowledgment of |
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the outstanding skills and commitment he brings to the mission of |
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that vital organization; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby honor Glen M. Gardner, Jr., for his |
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sterling efforts in behalf of veterans and veterans' families in |
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the Lone Star State and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Gardner as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Ogden, Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 21, 2007. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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________________________________ |
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Member, Texas Senate |