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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, U.S. Army Specialist Mario Luis Lopez, Jr., of Alice |
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has returned home to the United States after risking his life in |
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service to his country and sustaining serious combat injuries in |
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Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lopez attended Alice High School, where he was a |
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cross-country runner; after graduating in 2003, this brave young |
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man answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted in the U.S. |
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Army; assigned to the 68th Engineering Platoon of the 32nd Infantry |
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Division based at Fort Hood, he was deployed to Afghanistan in March |
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2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Specialist Lopez was wounded by an improvised |
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explosive device that also injured six of his fellow soldiers; he |
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narrowly escaped with his life and has undergone medical treatment |
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at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and at Landstuhl Regional Medical |
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Center in Germany; and |
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WHEREAS, Now recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center in San |
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Antonio, Specialist Lopez draws strength from the love and support |
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of his wife, Josie, and his children, Aalyah and Jayden, as well as |
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from his mother, Lily Cash, his father, Mario Luis Lopez, Sr., and |
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his three siblings; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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servicemen and servicewomen, for they are called on to bear great, |
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often unimaginable burdens, and they render service and sacrifice |
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that are truly beyond measure; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication to duty, honor, and this |
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country, Mario Luis Lopez, Jr., has embodied the highest ideals of |
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the U.S. armed forces and earned the lasting respect and gratitude |
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of all who know him; 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 Specialist Mario Luis Lopez, |
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Jr., for his courageous service in Afghanistan and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for his continuing recovery; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Specialist Lopez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1328 was adopted by the House on April |
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23, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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