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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, It has been said many times before, but it is as true |
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today as ever: freedom is not free; in times of war and times of |
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peace, the men and women of the U.S. armed forces have courageously |
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faced great dangers and made tremendous sacrifices; and |
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WHEREAS, No generation personified that fact more than the |
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Greatest Generation--the generation that fought and won the Second |
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World War; and |
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WHEREAS, Whether wading ashore at Normandy, battling on the |
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sands of Iwo Jima, or flying in the skies over Germany and the South |
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Pacific, these brave individuals looked aggression and evil in the |
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eye and refused to blink; and |
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WHEREAS, The legacy of their courage and conviction lives on |
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around the world, and they will continue to serve as an inspiration |
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to younger patriots for their selfless devotion to the cause of |
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liberty; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, we honor many of those who put their lives on |
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the line to protect their fellow Americans; as always, we thank you |
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for your service, and we thank the Almighty for sending you to us in |
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our hour of need; 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 the veterans of World War II for their |
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valiant service in this country's behalf. |