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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Women play an essential part in the armed forces of |
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the United States, and their efforts are being celebrated during |
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March 2015 as the Texas Veterans Commission joins with individuals |
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across the state to observe Women Veterans Month; and |
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WHEREAS, The long tradition of women serving in our country's |
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military dates back to the American Revolution, when they acted as |
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nurses, cooks, and saboteurs; their important contributions |
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continued in the centuries that followed and included assignments |
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as military nurses in fixed-facility hospitals in World Wars I and |
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II and as medical staff in field combat hospitals during the Korean |
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and Vietnam Wars; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, women constitute approximately 15 percent of |
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the armed forces, performing a range of vital duties, and the |
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Veterans Administration estimates that by 2020 women will make up |
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10 percent of all former military personnel living in the United |
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States; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is home to the largest population of women |
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veterans in the United States, and the Women Veterans Initiative |
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sponsored by the Texas Veterans Commission helps educate these |
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individuals about federal and state support available to them; the |
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initiative also coordinates supplemental aid with local government |
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and community organizations, and it works to raise awareness of the |
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outstanding work performed by women in the military; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to the |
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women who have helped defend our nation, and thanks to the efforts |
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of the Women Veterans Initiative, these brave and patriotic |
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individuals are gaining improved access to the assistance and |
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recognition they so richly deserve; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 2015 as Women Veterans Month in |
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the State of Texas and commend the work of the Texas Veterans |
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Commission Women Veterans Initiative. |