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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, United States Army Sergeant Melissa Diaz Carrasco of |
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Ben Bolt is rendering outstanding service to this country as a |
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member of the nation's armed forces; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Carrasco deployed in June 2007 for Iraq, |
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where she served with the 535th Military Police Battalion; |
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stationed in Baghdad, she worked with the detainee program, and she |
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was awarded both the Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement |
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Medal for the exceptional manner in which she performed her |
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assignment; and |
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WHEREAS, While Melissa Carrasco was posted overseas, a flag |
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was hung in her name on the CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Alice Walk of |
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Honor; following her return home, the hospital lowered that flag |
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and presented it to her at a public ceremony, in recognition of her |
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admirable service; although her husband, John Patrick Carrasco, was |
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then on duty at Fort Bliss and could not be present for the |
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occasion, a number of other family members and friends were in proud |
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attendance, among them her children, Deryk Ryan and McKyla Sky, her |
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parents, Eloisa and Rene Diaz, her grandmother, Guadalupe Gonzalez, |
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her sister, Cortney Renee Diaz, and her brother, Michael August |
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Diaz; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Carrasco has reenlisted in the army for |
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another six-year tour; she is currently stationed at Fort Hood, |
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where she is involved in training other soldiers who are to be |
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deployed overseas; and |
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WHEREAS, Before embarking on her notable army career, Melissa |
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Carrasco served as the 1998 Miss Jim Wells County and the 2003 Miss |
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Texas A&M University--Kingsville; a graduate of Ben Bolt-Palito |
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Blanco High School, she studied special education at TAMUK; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her courage, professionalism, and devotion |
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to duty, Sergeant Carrasco embodies the highest values of the |
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United States armed forces, and she is indeed deserving of her |
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fellow citizens' deep respect and appreciation; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Sergeant Melissa Diaz Carrasco for her |
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exceptional efforts in this country's behalf as a member of the |
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United States Army and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Carrasco as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |