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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 Chief Warrant |
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Officer 2 Bradley Justin Gaudet of Gladewater have suffered a |
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grievous loss with his passing in Afghanistan on June 5, 2011, at |
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the age of 31; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Warrant Officer Gaudet was assigned to the 1st |
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Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, |
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10th Mountain Division; a Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilot, he was |
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serving his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, having previously |
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completed two tours in Iraq; Chief Warrant Officer Gaudet was |
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mortally injured in a helicopter crash during combat operations in |
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Khost Province; and |
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WHEREAS, Brad Gaudet attended Gladewater High School, where |
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he played on numerous sports teams; he joined the army reserve |
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during his junior year and attended his first boot camp the |
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following summer; ever since childhood he had dreamed of becoming a |
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pilot, and after serving in the reserve he enlisted in the army, |
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where he was able to achieve his goal; at his home base, Fort Drum, |
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New York, he was assigned to the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, Squadron |
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Six; and |
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WHEREAS, This courageous, exuberant young man took the |
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challenges of his work in his stride; he was sustained in his |
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difficult mission by his strong faith and by his deep commitment to |
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advancing the cause of freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Brad Gaudet was the devoted husband of Ginny Gaudet |
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and the proud father of two daughters, Tealie and Addison; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering dedication to duty, his |
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fellow soldiers, and this country, Chief Warrant Officer Gaudet |
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reflected the highest ideals of the United States Army, and those |
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who shared in the warmth of his love and affection will forever hold |
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him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bradley Justin Gaudet and extend sincere |
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sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Ginny Gaudet; |
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to his daughters, Tealie and Addison; to his mother and stepfather, |
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Rhonda and Scott Owens; to his father, Ronnie Gaudet; to his six |
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siblings; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 Chief |
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Warrant Officer 2 Bradley Justin Gaudet. |