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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of U.S. Army Specialist Brandon Joseph Prescott of Bend, |
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Oregon, who died in Afghanistan on May 4, 2013, at the age of 24; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st |
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Battalion, 36th Infantry, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, |
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Specialist Prescott was one of five soldiers killed when their |
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vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Maiwand, |
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Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Brandon Prescott was born in West Covina, |
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California, on July 18, 1988, to Tracey Prescott and Joseph |
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Prescott; he grew up in Dana Point, California, where he graduated |
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from Dana Hills High School in 2006; two years later, he moved with |
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his family to Bend, where he studied at Central Oregon Community |
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College, volunteered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, |
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and took part in a firefighting academy; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2010, Specialist Prescott enlisted in the army |
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and trained at Fort Benning, Georgia; his first assignment was to |
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Fort Bliss, where he was selected as assistant team leader for his |
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unit of the Reconnaissance Platoon and deployed to Afghanistan in |
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support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Specialist Prescott's commendations include the |
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Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal |
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with Valor device, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Global War on |
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Terrorism Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the |
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Afghanistan Campaign Medal with a campaign star, the NATO Medal, |
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and the Combat Infantryman Badge; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the tragic death of this brave young man is |
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a sobering reminder of the cost of war, Brandon Prescott embodied |
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the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and |
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loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Specialist |
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Brandon Joseph Prescott and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of his family: to his mother, Tracey Prescott; to his |
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father, Joseph Prescott; to his brothers, Aaron, Jake, and Josh |
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Prescott; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brandon |
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Joseph Prescott. |
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N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2637 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 24, 2013. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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