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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 419
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WHEREAS, The battleship Texas was commissioned in 1914, |
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served honorably in World War I and World War II, and has been the |
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flagship of the Texas Navy since April 21, 1948; and |
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WHEREAS, The battleship Texas saw action in the Atlantic |
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Ocean, off the North African coast, during the D-Day invasion at |
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Normandy, and at Iwo Jima and Okinawa before retiring to a berth |
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at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site; and |
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WHEREAS, The battleship Texas was a ship of many firsts, |
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including the first battleship to launch an airplane and the |
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first battleship to use radar; and |
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WHEREAS, The battleship Texas suffered only one combat |
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casualty in her many naval combat campaigns, thereby earning the |
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nickname "the Lucky Ship"; and |
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WHEREAS, The battleship Texas is designated both a |
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National Historic Landmark and a National Engineering Historic |
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Landmark; and |
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WHEREAS, The battleship Texas is an asset of the State of |
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Texas, under the care and direction of the Texas Parks and |
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Wildlife Department and supported by the Battleship Texas |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, The Battleship Texas Foundation is a nonprofit |
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corporation charged with raising funds to restore and promote the |
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educational value of the battleship Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The Battleship Texas Foundation board consists of |
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retired military leaders, active business and civic leaders, and |
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concerned community volunteers who maintain a focus on the |
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historical and educational significance of the battleship Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Battleship Texas Foundation has solicited |
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funding for restoration, enhancements, and a Youth Overnight |
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Program serving organized youth groups across the state; and |
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WHEREAS, The battleship Texas has become an icon of Texas |
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at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby recognize the historic and cultural value of |
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the battleship Texas and commend the Battleship Texas Foundation |
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for its ongoing efforts to preserve this unique asset of the |
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State of Texas for future generations; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the Battleship Texas Foundation as an expression of esteem from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Gallegos |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 16, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |