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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Colonel Troy Coronado retired from the United |
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States Army on February 28, 2017, drawing to a close 28 years of |
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exemplary service to his fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Troy Coronado was raised in |
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a military family and attended schools in Germany and Panama before |
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graduating from Robert E. Lee High School in his hometown in 1980; |
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he subsequently attended the University of Maryland campus in |
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Munich, Germany, and later earned a bachelor's degree in history |
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from Midwestern State University and a master's degree in education |
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from Western Maryland College; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Coronado enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1986, and |
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after graduating from Officer Candidate School two years later, he |
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held command positions in Germany that continued until 1991; he |
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began part-time service with the Maryland National Guard in 1993 |
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and held a similar position with the Massachusetts National Guard |
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before once again becoming a full-time soldier with the National |
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Guard Bureau; over the next decade, he completed a series of |
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assignments, including a posting at the Department of the Army |
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Headquarters at the Pentagon in 2004 and 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, This dedicated officer completed his first combat |
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tour in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006, |
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working as an embedded team trainer; following his return to the |
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United States, he undertook additional duties at the Pentagon, and |
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his subsequent postings included service as the branch chief of the |
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National Guard Bureau Joint Staff and as chief of the bureau's U.S. |
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Southern Command and its Assistance Division; he returned to |
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Afghanistan as a command inspector general in 2014 and then closed |
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out his career in assignments with the Warrior Transition Brigade |
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at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A highly decorated officer, Colonel Coronado is the |
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recipient of such prestigious military awards as the Legion of |
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Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Defense Meritorious Service |
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Medal, and he was inducted into the Officer Candidate School Hall of |
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Fame at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 2016; he has been supported in all |
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his endeavors by the love and encouragement of his wife, Lisa, and |
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their three daughters, Raquel, Jaqueline, and Mindy; and |
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WHEREAS, This patriotic Texan has exemplified the highest |
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ideals of the United States armed forces, and his outstanding |
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contributions to the defense of our nation are indeed deserving of |
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our deepest gratitude and respect; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Colonel Troy Coronado on his |
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retirement from the United States Army and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Colonel Coronado as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |