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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 507
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In Memory |
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Brandon U. Sloan |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Private Brandon U. Sloan of |
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Cleveland, Ohio, who died on March 23, 2003, at the age of 19 |
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while serving his country in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Brandon Sloan was serving in Iraq with the 507th |
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Army Ordnance Maintenance Company based at Fort Bliss; he and |
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other members of his unit were ambushed by Iraqi forces in |
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Nasiriyah after they stopped to repair stalled vehicles; and |
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WHEREAS, Brandon grew up as a preacher's son and exhibited |
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early in his life exceptional strength and a special personality; |
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he had a passion for sports and played defensive lineman on his |
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high school football team; he left high school in his senior year |
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to join the United States Army; and |
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WHEREAS, Private Sloan was an honorable soldier who served |
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his country faithfully and courageously; the State of Texas and |
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the nation are eternally grateful for his service and his |
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unwavering patriotism; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Private Brandon U. Sloan and extend sincere condolences to his |
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bereaved family; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an |
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expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, and that |
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when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Private Brandon U. Sloan. |
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Shapleigh |
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Van de Putte |
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Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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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 19, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |