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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 death of U.S. Army Private First Class Cody A. Board of |
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McKinney, who lost his life while bravely serving his country in |
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Afghanistan on October 4, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Apache Company, 1st |
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Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany, |
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Private First Class Board was mortally wounded just one week shy of |
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his 20th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, Cody Board was born on October 12, 1990, in Fort |
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Sill, Oklahoma, to Chris and Melissa Board; the son of a West Point |
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graduate and Desert Storm veteran, he knew from childhood that he |
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wanted to one day become a soldier; he moved with his family to |
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McKinney in 1999 and lettered in wrestling and cross-country in |
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high school, and after graduating in 2009, he followed in the |
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footsteps of his father, uncle, and grandfather by enlisting in the |
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U.S. Army; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the numerous military awards conferred on |
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Private Board were the Combat Infantryman Badge and the National |
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Defense Service Medal, and he was posthumously honored with the |
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Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; he is remembered for his endearing |
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smile, his sense of humor, and his perseverance; and |
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WHEREAS, Private First Class Board embodied the highest |
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standards of the United States armed forces, and his valiant |
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efforts and immense sacrifice are deserving of the respect and |
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appreciation of every American; although his loss has left a |
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tremendous void in the lives of all who knew him, they will forever |
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treasure their memories of time spent in his company; now, |
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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 Private |
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First Class Cody A. Board and extend sincere sympathy to the members |
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of his family: to his father, retired U.S. Army Captain Christopher |
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W. Board; to his mother, Melissa Board; to his brothers, Aaron and |
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Tyler Board; to his grandparents, Robert Board and retired U.S. |
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Army Command Sergeant Major Albert Daley; and to his other |
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relatives and many friends; 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 Private |
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First Class Cody A. Board. |