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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 Private First |
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Class Benjamen Glen Chisholm suffered an immeasurable loss with the |
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death of this valiant soldier on August 17, 2010, at the age of 24; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Private Chisholm was assigned to the 1st Battalion, |
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327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne |
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Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; he was mortally wounded in |
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Kunar Province while serving his country on his first tour of duty |
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in Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, on October 3, 1985, |
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Ben Chisholm spent his early years in Colorado and Utah before his |
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family moved to the Fort Worth area in 1998; a graduate of Northwest |
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High School in Justin and a participant in Junior ROTC and the Young |
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Marines, he enlisted in the army in August 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Private Chisholm was deployed to Afghanistan in May |
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2010; among the awards and decorations posthumously conferred on |
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him were the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Good Conduct |
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Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, This brave Texan was known for his cheerful smile |
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and infectious good humor; he was a frequent volunteer at the Rocky |
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Top Therapy Center in Keller, which provides equine therapy for the |
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disabled, and a Benjamen Chisholm Memorial Fund has been created |
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there to benefit veterans and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, Ben Chisholm married the love of his life, U.S. Army |
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Specialist Amber Ferguson, on March 15, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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servicemen and servicewomen, whose sacrifices are deserving of the |
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deepest respect and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to |
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duty, Benjamen Chisholm embodied the highest ideals of the United |
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States armed forces, and those who knew him will forever hold his |
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memory 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 hereby pay tribute to the life of Private First Class |
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Benjamen Chisholm and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones, |
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including Amber Ferguson Chisholm, Linda Reynolds and Skip Doerr, |
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Glenn and Lynn Chisholm, James David Breuel, Annie A. Reynolds, |
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Fern Hiatt, Oscar and Davina Ferguson, Alyssa Breuel, Tammy Breuel, |
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Megan Doerr, Tami Rose, Tiffany Merrill, Stacy Humphreys, Alexis |
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Chisholm, Jay Breuel, Scott Doerr, and Tracy Humphreys; 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 U.S. Army |
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Private First Class Benjamen Glen Chisholm. |