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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant General Robert W. Cone of the United |
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States Army concluded his command of III Corps and Fort Hood on |
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April 21, 2011, and he is indeed deserving of special recognition |
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for his distinguished service; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed to oversee III Corps in September 2009, |
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General Cone demonstrated exceptional leadership while guiding the |
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Fort Hood community through the events surrounding the tragic |
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shooting that took place at the base on November 5, 2009; while ably |
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managing that crisis, he also supervised the unit's vital efforts |
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in our nation's military operations; and |
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WHEREAS, Fort Hood is familiar ground for General Cone, who |
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undertook his first duty as an armor officer there while a member of |
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the Second Armored Division from 1980 to 1984; he later returned to |
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Central Texas from 1998 to 2001, holding the posts of division G3 |
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and brigade commander with the Fourth Infantry Division; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished officer has also proven his |
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abilities in a broad range of other assignments; his contributions |
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to major combat operations have included service in support of |
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Operation Desert Storm in 1991 as part of the 11th Armored Cavalry |
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Regiment and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, when he |
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was part of the CENTCOM Headquarters staff; in addition, he |
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directed the Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan in |
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2007 and 2008, helping to develop the Afghan National Army and |
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Police; and |
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WHEREAS, General Cone's educational achievements include a |
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bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy and |
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master's degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and the |
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Naval War College, where he was a graduate of highest distinction; |
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he has further drawn on his education and expertise in such roles as |
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director of the Joint Advanced Warfighting Program, commanding |
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general of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, |
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and special assistant to the commander of the U.S. Army Training and |
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Doctrine Command (TRADOC); and |
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WHEREAS, He is the recipient of numerous commendations, |
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including the Defense Superior Service Medal with one Oak Leaf |
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Cluster, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze |
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Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf |
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Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, |
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the Army Achievement Medal, and the Ghazi Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan |
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State Medal from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, For his exemplary service, General Cone has been |
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promoted to the rank of four-star general and is taking over the |
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command of TRADOC; at this time it is a pleasure to honor him for his |
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outstanding tenure at Fort Hood and his ongoing efforts in behalf of |
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our nation's security; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Lieutenant General Robert W. Cone on his |
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exemplary service as the commanding general of III Corps and Fort |
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Hood and congratulate him on his promotion to the rank of four-star |
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general; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for General Cone as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |