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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brigadier General Victor Ortiz is retiring from the |
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Texas State Guard on February 27, 2011, and this occasion provides a |
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fitting opportunity to reflect on his outstanding record of service |
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in the armed forces; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of St. Mary's University, Brigadier |
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General Ortiz began his military career on August 28, 1969, when he |
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received his commission as a second lieutenant in the United States |
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Army; after finishing the field artillery basic course at Ft. Sill, |
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Oklahoma, he was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 16th Field |
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Artillery, in Baumholder, Germany; and |
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WHEREAS, Victor Ortiz served in Vietnam as the fire direction |
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officer and executive officer with Battery A, 5th Battalion, 42nd |
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Field Artillery; following his return from Southeast Asia, he |
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entered the U.S. Army Individual Ready Reserve; and |
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WHEREAS, Brigadier General Ortiz joined the Texas Military |
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Forces in 1979, enlisting in the Texas Army National Guard; he held |
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a number of leadership positions during his 21 years with the guard, |
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including commander of the Joint Task Force Safe Border and deputy |
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assistant adjutant general; in 2005 he joined the Texas State Guard |
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and assumed command of the 1st Regiment; a year later, in October |
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2006, he was promoted to his present rank and named deputy |
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commanding general--army; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed officer is a graduate of the U.S. Army |
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Field Artillery School, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff |
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College, and the U.S. Army War College; he has also earned a master |
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of arts in education from The University of Texas at San Antonio; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Among the many decorations and awards conferred on |
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Brigadier General Ortiz by the army are the Legion of Merit, the |
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Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and |
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the Army Achievement Medal; moreover, he has received numerous |
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citations from the Texas Military Forces, including the Lone Star |
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Distinguished Service Award, the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, |
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the Adjutant General's Individual Award, the Commanding General's |
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Individual Award, and the Texas Faithful Service Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Brigadier |
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General Ortiz has demonstrated a consummate professionalism and an |
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unfailing commitment to safeguarding the welfare of his fellow |
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citizens, and he is indeed deserving of their deepest respect and |
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gratitude; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Brigadier General Victor Ortiz on |
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the occasion of his retirement from the Texas State Guard and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; 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 Brigadier General Ortiz as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 246 was adopted by the House on |
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February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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