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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Robert R. Ingram is |
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being saluted as part of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend |
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in Gainesville; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2001, Gainesville's Medal of Honor |
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Host City Program acknowledges the heroism and sacrifice of |
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individuals who have earned the Medal of Honor, the nation's |
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highest military award for valor; each year, local citizens join |
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together to fund travel costs and other expenses to bring medal |
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recipients to the city for a special series of events; and |
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WHEREAS, Petty Officer Ingram served in the United States |
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Navy as a corpsman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st |
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Marine Division during the Vietnam War; on March 28, 1966, his |
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platoon was attacked by the North Vietnamese in Quang Ngai |
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Province; without regard for his personal safety, he crawled across |
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a fire-swept, bullet-spattered landscape to administer aid to the |
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wounded and collect ammunition from the dead; he was shot four times |
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that day, and despite being critically injured, he pushed, pulled, |
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consoled, and doctored his marines, single-handedly saving many |
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lives while risking his own; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of |
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duty, Robert Ingram fulfilled the highest ideals of the United |
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States armed forces, and he has earned the lasting admiration of a |
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grateful nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to Robert R. Ingram on the occasion of the 2019 |
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Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville and commend him for |
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his exemplary service in the defense of our nation; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Ingram as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 112 was adopted by the House on |
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March 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 112 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 14, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |