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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 877
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WHEREAS, The Watermelon Run for the Fallen 5K |
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Walk/Run/Roll is being held in Hempstead on August 17, 2013, in |
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memory of those Texans who gave their lives in Operation Iraqi |
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Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, This annual event was inspired by the national Run |
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for the Fallen first held in 2008, when a team of runners ran from |
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Fort Irwin, California, to Arlington, Virginia, one mile for |
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every member of the United States armed forces who was killed in |
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Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Hosted by the family and friends of United States |
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Army Staff Sergeant Jeffery Hartley, who died in Iraq in 2008, |
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the 5K event in Hempstead invites runners, walkers, and people in |
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wheelchairs to participate in the name of fallen heroes from the |
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Lone Star State; the event will also feature a military flyover, |
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live music, and the display of the Texas Fallen Heroes Memorial |
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Wall; and |
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WHEREAS, Texans owe a profound debt of gratitude to the men |
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and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our |
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freedom, and the Watermelon Run for the Fallen represents a fine |
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opportunity for people of all ages to pay tribute to those brave |
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warriors; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the Watermelon Run for the |
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Fallen in Hempstead and extend to the run's organizers and |
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participants sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable |
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event. |
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Patrick |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 10, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |