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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary plays a |
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crucial role in the operations of this country's oldest continuing |
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seagoing service; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by the U.S. Congress in 1939 and now |
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numbering some 30,000 active members, the auxiliary is the |
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uniformed volunteer component of the coast guard and supports that |
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branch of the armed forces in all its missions, save for military |
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and law enforcement actions; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, members of the auxiliary devote more than |
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2 million hours to coast guard activities; on any given day, |
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auxiliarists throughout the country will assist 28 people, save 1 |
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life, come to the aid of 10 vessels, conduct more than 60 safety |
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patrols, and participate in 100 operational support missions and |
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nearly 50 administrative support missions; they will also educate |
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more than 350 individuals about boating safety and perform |
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approximately 300 vessel safety checks; and |
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WHEREAS, Auxiliary members attached to U.S. Coast Guard Air |
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Station Houston render exceptional service, both in performing |
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routine assignments and in augmenting the station's emergency |
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response capability; the demands on this air station and its |
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auxiliary are particularly heavy, owing to the region's |
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vulnerability to hurricanes and tropical storms, the presence of an |
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area population surpassing five million, and the extensive volume |
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of commercial shipping on this part of the coast; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2006, President George W. Bush awarded the |
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Presidential Unit Citation to all branches of the U.S. Coast Guard, |
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including the auxiliary, for their meritorious action from August |
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29, 2005, to September 13, 2005, in preparing for, and responding |
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to, Hurricane Katrina; and |
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WHEREAS, Whether engaging in public outreach or reinforcing |
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their active-duty and reserve counterparts in such work as search |
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and rescue, homeland security, or maritime environmental |
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protection operations, members of coast guard auxiliary units at |
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Air Station Houston and across the nation adhere faithfully to the |
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coast guard's motto, "Always Ready," and they are providing service |
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of immeasurable value; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the members of the United States Coast |
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Guard Auxiliary at Air Station Houston and around the country for |
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their outstanding contributions to their communities and this |
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nation; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the auxiliary unit at Air Station Houston as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Legler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 924 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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