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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Turner N. McGarity |
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was honored with a Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust |
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Award at a ceremony in San Antonio on January 30, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The Veterans Braintrust Award was established by |
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General Colin Powell in 1990 to recognize community service in the |
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interest of African American veterans; hundreds of outstanding |
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veterans, veteran supporters, and organizations have been honored |
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over the past 20 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio in 1947, Sergeant Major McGarity |
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joined the U.S. Army in 1965; during the course of his exemplary |
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26-year military career, he served stateside in Louisiana, South |
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Carolina, Indiana, and Texas and saw duty overseas in Vietnam and |
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Germany; for his notable efforts, he was recognized with the Legion |
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of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation |
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Medal, and two Overseas Service Ribbons, as well as numerous other |
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decorations; he retired from the army in 1991; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan went on to serve as assistant |
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commandant of the corps of cadets at the Texas Military Institute |
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from 1993 to 2009; he has also played an active role in the Bexar |
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County Buffalo Soldiers Association, an organization that he now |
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leads as president, and officiated University Interscholastic |
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League basketball and football games for a quarter of a century; a |
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man of strong religious faith, he has been a member of Friendship |
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Baptist Church in San Antonio for 53 years, serving as president of |
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Usher Board No. 2 and the Joint Usher Board and as a member of the |
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Tape Ministry and the Repair Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Turner McGarity and his wife, Barbara Ann, take |
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great pride in their family, which includes their children, Turner |
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and Tanice Nicole, their daughter-in-law, Jolene, and their |
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grandchildren, Anika, Tania, and Turner; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Major Turner McGarity's dedication to his |
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family, faith, and nation has truly enriched the lives of those |
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around him, and he is indeed worthy of this prestigious award; 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 Sergeant Major Turner N. McGarity |
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(Ret.) on his receipt of the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans |
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Braintrust Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Major McGarity as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |