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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Retired U.S. Army Colonel David Michael Annen Sr. of |
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Spring Branch is celebrating his 62nd birthday on January 21, 2015, |
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and this is a fitting opportunity to honor him for his distinguished |
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record of military service; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Madison, Wisconsin, to Donald and Dorothy |
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Annen in 1953, David Annen graduated from Madison West High School |
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in 1971; he received his degree from the U.S. Military Academy at |
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West Point in 1975 and was simultaneously commissioned as a 2nd |
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lieutenant in the U.S. Army; assigned to the field artillery, he |
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rose to command two batteries, a battalion, and a brigade; he later |
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served as inspector general of the 1st Cavalry Division and as chief |
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of staff to the 5th Army; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding officer served with distinction |
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both stateside and abroad; his postings included Fort Sill, |
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Oklahoma, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Fort |
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Hood, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and Fort Sam Houston, as |
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well as bases in Wertheim, Giessen, and Frankfurt in West Germany; |
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over the years, he continued his military education at numerous |
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schools, including the U.S. Army War College; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring in 2005, Colonel Annen settled in |
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Spring Branch, where he currently works for the defense contractor |
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General Dynamics; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife of nearly 40 years, Kristie Annen, as well as |
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that of his children, David, Katherine, and Adam; and |
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WHEREAS, With the passage of another year, Colonel Annen may |
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reflect with pride on his exemplary career in the U.S. armed forces |
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and know that he has earned the deepest gratitude of his fellow |
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citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Colonel David Michael Annen Sr. for his |
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service to our nation and congratulate him on the occasion of his |
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62nd birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Colonel Annen as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |