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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Corporal |
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Christopher J. West of Arlington suffered an immeasurable loss with |
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the death of this valiant soldier on February 4, 2008, at the age of |
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26; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, |
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2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort |
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Bragg, North Carolina, Corporal West lost his life while bravely |
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serving his country in Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, C. J. West graduated from Bowie High School in 2000 |
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and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in marketing with honors |
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from Texas A&M University; he became the fifth generation of his |
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family to serve in the U.S. Army when he joined the military in |
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2007; highly decorated for his service, he earned the Bronze Star |
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Medal, the Purple Heart, and many other honors; and |
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WHEREAS, Corporal West served as a combat medic and a |
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paratrooper; he was beloved for his cheerful attitude that lifted |
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the spirits of all the other members of his platoon; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous |
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sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect |
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and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor, |
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C. J. West embodied the highest ideals of the United States armed |
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forces, and memories of his love and friendship will forever be |
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cherished by all those who held him dear; 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 U.S. Army Corporal |
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Christopher J. West and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his parents, John and Hattie West; to his sisters, |
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Lauren West and Cameron West Wade and her husband, Justin; to his |
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grandmother, Betty West; to his grandfather Lt. Col. (ret.) Kenneth |
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Lee West and his wife, Earlene; to his niece, Charlie Anne Wade; to |
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his godmother, Magi Louise Brettler; and to his other relatives and |
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many 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 Corporal |
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Christopher J. West. |