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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt |
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at the loss of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jeremy W. Burris of |
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Liberty, who died while bravely serving his country on October 8, |
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2007, at the age of 22; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, |
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1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp |
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Pendleton, California, Lance Corporal Burris came to the aid of two |
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injured marines just minutes before he was killed by a bomb in Anbar |
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Province, Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Burris was a person of deep faith, |
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which he shared with others through his involvement with a |
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Christian ministry in Tacoma, Washington; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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women whose love of country leads them to military duty, and time |
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can never diminish the profound debt that Americans owe to Jeremy |
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Burris for the service he undertook and the sacrifice he rendered; |
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he was a marine of honor and valor, and those who were fortunate |
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enough to share in his love and friendship will forever carry him |
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close in their hearts; 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 memory of U.S. Marine Lance |
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Corporal Jeremy Burris and extend sincere sympathy to the members |
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of his family: to his parents, Brent and Karla Burris; to his four |
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brothers; to his two sisters; and to his other relatives and many |
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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 U.S. Marine |
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Lance Corporal Jeremy W. Burris. |
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Otto |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2513 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 24, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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