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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, High school students across the nation develop |
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greater discipline, personal responsibility, and a sense of |
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accomplishment through their involvement in the Army Junior Reserve |
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Officers' Training Corps, and the cadets of the Junior ROTC program |
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at John F. Kennedy High School in San Antonio are successfully |
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upholding this notable organization's worthy ideals; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the inspirational leadership of retired army |
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personnel First Sergeant Arturo Arce, Sergeant Major Harry Greene, |
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and Major Dale Volley, the members of the JFK High School Junior |
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ROTC have dedicated themselves to contributing to the betterment of |
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their community; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding young people participate in the |
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annual Toys for Tots program, staging a fund-raiser every November |
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to provide gifts for students at a local elementary school; the |
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cadets also volunteer for the annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving |
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Dinner, and they present the colors every year at the Veterans Day |
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ceremony at the Good Samaritan Center; and |
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WHEREAS, On January 28, 2009, the JFK High School Junior ROTC |
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Emerald Guard passed its formal inspection and earned the status of |
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Honor Unit with Distinction; one of the highest awards possible for |
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a JROTC unit, the designation entitles the unit's cadets to wear |
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gold stars above their name tags as a mark of exceptional |
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performance; and |
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WHEREAS, There is no higher calling than duty to one's |
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community and nation, and the cadets of the John F. Kennedy High |
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School Junior ROTC may take great pride in all that they have |
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accomplished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the cadets of the John F. Kennedy |
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Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps on their achievements |
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and contributions and extend to them sincere best wishes for a |
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bright future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the JFK High School JROTC as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Castro |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 665 was adopted by the House on March |
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12, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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