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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many residents of Nueces County are gathering on |
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April 6, 2017, to mark the 100th anniversary of the United States' |
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entry into World War I; and |
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WHEREAS, In early 1917, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, |
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and Japan, known as the Allied Powers, were engaged in the Great War |
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against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, or the |
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Central Powers; German submarines sank several U.S. ships in |
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February and March, killing numerous seamen and citizens, and |
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British naval intelligence revealed that Germany was attempting to |
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draw Mexico into an alliance against the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson appeared before a joint |
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session of Congress on April 2, 1917, to request a declaration of |
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war against Germany; two days later, the U.S. Senate voted in |
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support, and with the concurrence of the House of Representatives |
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on April 6, the U.S. joined forces with the Allies; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1918, the infusion of American troops and |
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resources into the western front turned the tide definitively in |
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favor of the Allies, and Germany signed an armistice agreement on |
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November 11; by then, more than 116,000 members of the U.S. military |
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had perished and a further 200,000 had been wounded; and |
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WHEREAS, During the war, Nueces County was the location of |
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Camp Scurry, a 200-acre training base for the 4th Field Artillery |
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Regiment and the 5th Engineer Battalion; the centennial observance |
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in the county is sponsored by the Nueces County Historical |
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Commission, the Nueces County Historical Society, the Corpus |
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Christi Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American |
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Revolution, the Corpus Christi Chapter of the United Daughters of |
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the Confederacy, and Old Bayview Chapter No. 479 of the National |
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Society United States Daughters of 1812; and |
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WHEREAS, World War I marked the beginning of an era of seismic |
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change around the globe, and this milestone anniversary provides an |
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opportunity to reflect on the patriotism and sacrifice that are |
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synonymous with that cataclysmic rupture, as well as on the causes |
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that precipitated the conflict and the consequences that flowed |
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from it; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the Nueces County observance of the |
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centennial of the United States' entry into World War I and extend |
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to all those participating sincere best wishes for a memorable and |
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meaningful event. |
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Herrero |
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Hunter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 933 was adopted by the House on March |
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23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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