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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Colonel Manuel Rodriguez is being promoted to |
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brigadier general and assigned as deputy commander, Army, Texas |
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State Guard, on February 27, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Seattle, Washington, Colonel Rodriguez |
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began his military career on August 17, 1983, when he was |
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commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army; a veteran of |
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Operation Desert Storm, he has seen duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, as |
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well as in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Honduras, and Germany; and |
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WHEREAS, During his distinguished 22-year tenure in the army, |
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Colonel Rodriguez served as a plans officer for the 1st Cavalry |
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Division, as executive officer for the 312th Military Intelligence |
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Battalion and 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, as plans officer |
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for the III Corps, as deputy director of strategic plans and policy |
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in the Combined Forces Command--Afghanistan, and as chief of plans |
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for the III Corps; he also taught military science at the University |
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of South Dakota; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring from the army in 2005, Colonel |
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Rodriguez joined the Texas State Guard as commander of the 2nd Civil |
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Affairs Regiment; since 2010 he has served the state guard as the J1 |
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personnel officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Rodriguez holds a bachelor's degree in |
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history and master's degrees in military arts and sciences and in |
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public administration; he is a graduate of the Army Airborne School |
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and Air Assault School, the Armor Officer Basic Course, the |
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Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, the Combined Arms |
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and Services Staff School, the Command and General Staff School, |
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and the School of Advanced Military Studies; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed officer and his wife, Teresa, take |
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great pride in their family, which includes three children, |
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Melissa, Megan, and Manuel, and a grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished leader who brings exceptional |
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knowledge, skill, and experience to his new post, Manuel Rodriguez |
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is an invaluable asset to the Texas State Guard, and his promotion |
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to the rank of brigadier general is indeed well deserved; 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 congratulate Manuel Rodriguez on his promotion |
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to the rank of brigadier general and his assignment as deputy |
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commander, Army, Texas State Guard, and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; 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 Colonel Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by |
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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. 271 was adopted by the House on |
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February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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