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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Major General Raymond C. Peters, commander of the |
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Texas State Guard, retired on July 28, 2012, after an outstanding |
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military career that spanned nearly half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, General Peters attended the Texas National Guard |
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Academy at Camp Mabry and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in |
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June 1965; he subsequently served with numerous units in the |
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national guard, including Company C 112th Armor, the 1st Battalion |
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133rd Field Artillery, the 2nd Battalion (Airborne) 143rd Infantry, |
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the 386th Engineer Battalion, and the 111th Area Support Group; |
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moreover, he completed notable assignments as commander of the |
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386th Engineer Battalion, commander of the 142nd Support Detachment |
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(RAOC), and deputy director of the Surface Maintenance Directorate; |
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WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the national guard in |
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1997, General Peters joined the Texas State Guard as its director |
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and chief of staff; in October 2005, he received promotion to the |
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rank of brigadier general and became deputy commander; four years |
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later, on July 25, 2009, he was promoted to major general and |
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appointed to the office of commander; and |
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WHEREAS, In his position as the senior officer of the state |
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guard, General Peters commanded a force that provides critical |
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assistance to local and state authorities in times of emergency; in |
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addition, the Texas State Guard supports an annual health |
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initiative in South Texas, participates in a program to suppress |
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rabies in wild animals in South and West Texas, and undertakes other |
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efforts that benefit communities across the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed officer is a graduate of the United |
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States Army Command and General Staff College, the Armor, Field |
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Artillery, Engineer, and Quartermaster Schools, and the Infantry |
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Advanced Course; he earned his bachelor of science degree from |
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Liberty University; and |
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WHEREAS, The awards conferred on General Peters include the |
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Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf |
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clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement |
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Medal, as well as the Military Volunteer Outstanding Service Medal, |
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the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, the Texas Outstanding |
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Service Medal, the Texas Medal of Merit, and the Master Parachutist |
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Badge; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout a career distinguished by decisive |
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leadership and consummate professionalism, General Peters has |
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demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the execution of his |
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duties, and he has earned the lasting respect and appreciation of |
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his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Major General Raymond C. Peters on |
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his retirement as commander of the Texas State Guard and commend him |
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for his exemplary service to this state and nation; 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 General Peters as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1280 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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