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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 by |
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his family and friends at the loss of U.S. Marine Corps Staff |
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Sergeant Archie A. Taylor of Tomball, who died in Afghanistan on |
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March 14, 2009, at the age of 37; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd |
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Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, 2nd Marine |
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Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sergeant |
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Taylor died while serving his country in Kabul; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Montgomery County on November 5, 1971, |
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Archie Taylor was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. armed forces; he |
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enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1989 and served until 1995, and he |
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continued his service with the Army National Guard until 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2001, Sergeant Taylor joined the U.S. Marine |
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Corps and served as a counterintelligence specialist; after two |
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tours of duty in Iraq, he was deployed to Afghanistan in January |
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2009; and |
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WHEREAS, During his long and distinguished military career, |
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Sergeant Taylor earned many decorations and commendations, |
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including the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Marine |
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Corps Good Conduct Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Army |
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Achievement, Commendation, and Good Conduct Medals, the Iraq |
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Campaign Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal, to name but |
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a few; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military |
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service, but the tragic death of this brave and dedicated marine is |
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a sobering reminder of the cost of war; Sergeant Taylor devoted more |
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than half of his life to defending his nation, and those who knew |
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and loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; 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 Staff Sergeant Archie |
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A. Taylor and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be |
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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 Archie |
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Taylor. |