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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jeffery R. Brown was |
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honored by the West Texas organization Show of Support for his |
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valiant service in Iraq in November 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 2004 to express gratitude to members of |
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the armed forces, Show of Support each year recognizes a group of |
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military personnel who have been injured in the course of their |
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service; following a reception, these individuals are invited to |
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participate in an all-expenses paid white-tailed deer hunt; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the United States Marine Corps from 1996 |
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to 2000, Staff Sergeant Brown subsequently served as an officer |
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with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.; he |
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went on to enlist in the United States Army and was assigned to C |
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Company, 2/8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, stationed at Fort |
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Hood; deployed to Iraq, he was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds he |
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sustained during combat in the Diyala province in March 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Brown was named NCO of the Year for |
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the 2/8th Infantry and was inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy |
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Club; since that time, he received orders to join the 82nd Airborne |
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Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career in the military, Staff |
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Sergeant Brown has demonstrated exemplary dedication and |
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professionalism, and his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and |
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this nation reflects the highest ideals of the United States armed |
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forces; 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 U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jeffery R. Brown |
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for his steadfast valor and extend to him deepest appreciation for |
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his heroic efforts in this country's behalf; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Staff Sergeant Brown as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |