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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt |
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at the loss of U.S. Army Specialist Pedro Antonio Maldonado of |
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Houston, who died in Afghanistan on October 29, 2010, at the age of |
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20; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry |
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Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, based |
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at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Specialist Maldonado was killed in |
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Kandalay when his unit came under attack from insurgent forces; he |
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was serving his second tour of duty in the region; and |
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WHEREAS, Pedro Maldonado enlisted in the army shortly after |
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his 2007 graduation from Furr High School, where he was a member of |
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the ROTC; his military commendations included the National Defense |
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Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on |
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Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, and the Combat |
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Infantry Badge; and |
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WHEREAS, A quiet, respectful, and responsible young man, Pete |
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Maldonado was devoted to his family and passionate about playing |
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the guitar; he generously put aside his military earnings with the |
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goal of buying his parents a house and assisting his father with |
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medical expenses; 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, yet the tragic death of this brave young soldier is a |
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sobering reminder of the cost of war; Specialist Pedro Maldonado |
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embodied the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and time can |
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never diminish the poignancy of the contributions he made and the |
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sacrifice he rendered; 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 U.S. Army Specialist |
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Pedro Antonio Maldonado and extend sincere sympathy to the members |
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of his family: to his parents, Pedro and Maria Maldonado; to his |
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brother and two sisters; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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and, be 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 Pedro |
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Maldonado. |
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Woolley |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 115 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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