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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Major Jim Horn of Denton continues to serve his |
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country with exemplary dedication while compiling an exceptional |
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record of achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Denton on August 6, 1979, Major Horn is the |
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son of former Texas state representative Jim Horn and Denton County |
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judge Mary Horn; a star athlete in high school, he attended the |
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United States Military Academy at West Point, where he played on the |
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soccer team; he graduated in 2001 and was commissioned as a second |
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lieutenant in the infantry; and |
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WHEREAS, In March 2003, Lieutenant Horn took part in the |
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invasion of Iraq as coalition forces launched Operation Iraqi |
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Freedom; he served as an infantry platoon leader and reconnaissance |
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platoon leader with the 3rd Infantry, which led in the capture of |
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Baghdad; on returning home, he was promoted to captain and sent to |
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the captain's career course at Fort Benning, Georgia; subsequently, |
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he was asked to serve as an instructor for the final "swamp phase" |
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of the Army Ranger School at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; and |
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WHEREAS, During his second deployment with the 82nd Airborne |
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Division, Captain Horn served as an infantry company commander in |
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western Iraq, where he used counterinsurgency methods to support |
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Iraqi allies; finally, in his third and last tour in Iraq, he served |
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as a brigade headquarters company commander, overseeing security |
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and contracts at Camp Ramadi; and |
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WHEREAS, After completing his final tour of duty in Iraq, |
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this outstanding officer received promotion to major and attended |
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the Naval War College in Rhode Island; Major Horn graduated with |
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distinction and was selected to become a Director Fellow on the |
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Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group, an annual think |
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tank, where he worked on concepts of future warfare; and |
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WHEREAS, After completing his work with the Strategic Studies |
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Group, Major Horn was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade in |
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Vicenza, Italy, and was deployed to Afghanistan, where he served as |
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deputy brigade operations officer; he managed the brigade's Plans |
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and Orders Shop and targeting process while it conducted its |
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Security Force Assistant mission, closed several bases, and began |
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shipping equipment out of the country; and |
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WHEREAS, In May 2013, Major Horn is assuming the post of |
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executive officer for the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry |
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Regiment; among the many decorations and awards conferred on Major |
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Horn by the army are five Bronze Stars, the Meritorious Service |
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Medal, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Campaign Medals; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his selfless and unfaltering devotion to his |
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country, Major Horn embodies the highest ideals of the United |
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States armed forces, and he has earned the lasting respect, |
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gratitude, and admiration of his fellow Texans and all Americans; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor U.S. Army Major Jim Horn for his |
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courageous service in this country's behalf and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Major Horn as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |