H.R. No. 238
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, January 30, 2013, marks the 45th anniversary of the
  launching of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and this is a
  fitting opportunity to remember the nearly 4,000 American military
  personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice during those harrowing
  weeks and months; and
         WHEREAS, In the early morning hours of January 30, 1968, in
  violation of a lunar new year truce, 84,000 North Vietnamese and
  Viet Cong troops launched the massive Tet Offensive, attacking 105
  cities and towns throughout South Vietnam; and
         WHEREAS, Although they were taken by surprise, American
  troops acquitted themselves with bravery and skill in innumerable
  instances of bitter combat; notable battles included those in the
  cities of Saigon and Hue and at the marine base at Khe Sanh and
  surrounding outposts; and
         WHEREAS, The attacks were eventually repelled, and the Viet
  Cong were effectively destroyed as a fighting force; the Tet
  Offensive cost more than 50,000 lives, including those of 14,000
  civilians and 3,895 American soldiers; in mid-February alone, 543
  Americans were killed, the highest weekly total of the entire war;
  and
         WHEREAS, Nearly half a century later, the courage displayed
  by American troops during the Tet Offensive continues to exemplify
  the highest standard of bravery, and those who paid the last full
  measure of devotion are forever deserving of remembrance and honor
  by the country they served; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the lives of those Americans who
  fell in battle during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War.
 
  Dale
  Vo
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 238 was adopted by the House on January
  30, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House