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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Patrick Henry Brady |
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is being saluted as part of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City |
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Weekend 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, A U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Major Brady |
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distinguished himself through his skill and gallantry in flying |
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ambulance helicopters into enemy territory to rescue 51 severely |
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wounded men in the span of one day; he was forced to navigate |
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through dense fog and smoke, and he continued with the mission |
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despite the fact that two other aircraft had been shot down while |
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attempting to reach a particularly perilous landing zone; following |
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three trips, he was issued a request to land in an enemy minefield |
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where a platoon of American soldiers was trapped, and he managed to |
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fly six seriously injured patients out of the area even after a mine |
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detonated next to his helicopter; many of those who he evacuated on |
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that day would have perished if not for his efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of |
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duty, Patrick Brady 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 Patrick Henry Brady on the occasion of the |
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2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville and commend him |
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for 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. Brady as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |