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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of U.S. Army Private First Class Christopher Michael |
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McCloud of Athens, who died on September 14, 2007, at the age of 24; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry, 3rd |
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Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Private McCloud was |
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based at Fort Hood and had also trained at Fort Knox in Tennessee; a |
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cavalry scout, he was deployed to Iraq in May 2007 and was scheduled |
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to return home in November; he was mortally wounded when an |
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improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during |
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combat operations held northeast of Baghdad; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Athens, Christopher McCloud attended |
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Cross Roads Elementary and Junior High Schools, and he earned a high |
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school diploma in 2001; while he had always aspired to join the |
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military, he made the final decision to do so after the events of |
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September 11, 2001, and he never faltered in his sense of duty and |
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patriotism; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Private McCloud was a caring |
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husband to his wife, Sheena, whom he met at the United Pentecostal |
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Church in Athens, and he took great pride in the couple's two sons, |
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Aidan and Landyn; moreover, he enjoyed a close relationship with |
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his mother, Sandra, his father, Michael, and his brother, Jason; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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military personnel, and their dedicated efforts and enormous |
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sacrifices are deserving of the utmost respect and gratitude; |
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Private McCloud embodied the highest ideals of the United States |
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armed forces, and although he is deeply missed, memories of him will |
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forever be treasured by his loved ones and many friends; now, |
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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 U.S. Army Private |
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First Class Christopher Michael McCloud and extend sincere sympathy |
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to all those who mourn his passing; 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. Army |
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Private First Class Christopher Michael McCloud. |
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Corte |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2523 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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