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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the untimely loss |
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of United States Army Sergeant First Class Justin S. Monschke, who |
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died on October 14, 2007, at the age of 28; and |
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WHEREAS, A weapons sergeant with the Special Forces, Sergeant |
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Monschke was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special |
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Forces Group (Airborne), based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina; he |
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was mortally wounded while conducting combat operations in Iraq; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Krum and played baseball |
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and ran with the cross-country team in high school; he fulfilled a |
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long-held dream when he enlisted in the army during his junior year, |
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and he left for boot camp a week after his graduation from Krum High |
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School in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Monschke trained extensively and in 2002, |
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he earned the green beret; he served as an instructor at the U.S. |
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Army Ranger Training Battalion in Georgia and as a squad leader and |
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observer/controller at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort |
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Polk; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the numerous awards conferred on Sergeant |
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Monschke were two Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement |
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Medals, three Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Service |
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Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved son, husband, and father brought joy |
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into the lives of his family and many friends; although his mission |
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in Iraq was a hazardous one, Sergeant Monschke took its dangers in |
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stride and performed his mission with exemplary dedication and |
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professionalism; his unwavering integrity and devotion to this |
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country reflected the highest ideals of the Special Forces, and his |
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fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude that the passage of time |
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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 United States Army |
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Sergeant First Class Justin S. Monschke and extend sincere sympathy |
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to the members of his family: to his wife, Melissa; to his |
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daughter, Ashley; to his son, Ryan; to his father, Larry Monschke; |
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to his mother, Patty Jett; to his stepson, Dylan; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it 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 Justin S. |
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Monschke. |