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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sense of loss |
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felt by the family and friends of U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Ward of |
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Killeen, who died on February 9, 2009, at the age of 30; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, |
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3rd Heavy "Greywolf" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out |
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of Fort Hood, Sergeant Ward was killed in Mosul, Iraq, when his |
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vehicle was struck by an explosive device; and |
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WHEREAS, Joshua Allen Ward, Sr., was born on October 23, |
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1978, to John M. Ward, Sr., and Patricia Irene Lyles Ward; he was a |
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1997 graduate of Needville High School, where he was a star football |
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player; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty after the |
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attacks of 9/11, Mr. Ward enlisted in the army in 2001 and trained |
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at Fort Knox, Kentucky; he was serving his third deployment in Iraq |
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at the time of his death; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Ward was a courageous and highly decorated |
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soldier who received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, three Army |
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Commendation Medals, two Army Good Conduct Medals, and the National |
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Defense Service Medal, among others; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and |
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country, Joshua Ward upheld the highest ideals of the United States |
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armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude |
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that the passage of time can never diminish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Joshua Allen |
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Ward, Sr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his sons, Joshua Allen Ward, Jr., and Zane Tyler Ward; to his |
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parents, John M. Ward, Sr., and Patricia Irene Lyles Ward; to his |
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brothers, Benjamin Wayne Ward, Eric Johnathon Ward, and Johnny |
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M. Ward, Jr.; to his sister, Brandi Elaine Claire Ward; to his |
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fiancée, Deonna Julia Gunderson; to his sons' mother, Misty Dawn |
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Calvert Ward; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joshua |
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Ward. |
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Weber |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1250 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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