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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Specialist Roy D. Donaldson, Jr., has rendered |
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valiant service to this state and nation as a member of the Texas |
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Army National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, With the encouragement of his father, retired Chief |
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Warrant Officer 2 Roy Donaldson, this patriotic young man enlisted |
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in the national guard in 2004, while he was still attending Bastrop |
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High School; he received his basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, |
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during the summer between his junior and senior years; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating in 2006, Specialist Donaldson |
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trained as an aviation mechanic at Fort Eustis, Virginia, and from |
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October 2007 to February 2008, he received advanced individual |
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training as a crew chief, also at Fort Eustis; and |
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WHEREAS, Mobilized in March 2008 as a door gunner for Bravo |
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Company, 2-149 General Support Aviation Battalion, Specialist |
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Donaldson was deployed to Iraq in June 2008, where his company flies |
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and maintains heavy-lift Chinook helicopters out of Joint Base |
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Balad; and |
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WHEREAS, Seven soldiers of Bravo Company were lost in |
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September 2008 when their helicopter went down, and Specialist |
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Donaldson honors their memory and their sacrifice with his |
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continuing dedication to the mission and his determination to |
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become a Chinook pilot himself; and |
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WHEREAS, This brave young man enjoys the love and support of |
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his parents, retired Chief Warrant Officer 2 Roy D. Donaldson and |
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Ramona Donaldson, his grandparents, Hilbert and Judy Navarro and |
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James and Ardith Donaldson, his brother, Tomas Donaldson, his |
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sister, Mariah Donaldson, and his niece and nephew, Lyrica and |
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Dylan Donaldson; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication to duty, honor, and this |
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country, Roy Donaldson, Jr., embodies the highest ideals of the |
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U.S. armed forces, and he has earned the lasting respect and |
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appreciation of every American; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Texas Army National Guard Specialist Roy |
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D. Donaldson, Jr., for his steadfast service in Iraq and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Specialist Donaldson as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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McCall |
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Kleinschmidt |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2877 was adopted by the House on June |
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1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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