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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Shane M. McDermott is retiring |
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from the United States Air Force on March 1, 2019, drawing to a |
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close an exemplary military career that has spanned two decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas, Shane McDermott graduated from |
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Waxahachie High School in 1992; he attended West Texas A&M |
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University on a baseball scholarship and obtained a bachelor of |
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science degree in engineering technology in 1998; after receiving |
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his U.S. Air Force commission in 1999, he was sent to Naval Air |
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Station Pensacola for Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed officer earned his aviator wings in |
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2000 and was subsequently assigned to the B-52H; in the ensuing |
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years, he rose through the ranks as first lieutenant, captain, and |
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then major before being promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2014, and |
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along the way, he held assignments at bases across the country; a |
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Master Navigator with more than 2,300 flight hours, he has |
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completed nuclear and conventional tours, and he has deployed |
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multiple times in support of combat operations in Guam and Qatar; in |
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March 2018, he took on his most recent role as chief of the Master |
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Air Attack Plan Branch for the 608th Air Operations Center at |
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Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding record of service, |
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Lieutenant Colonel McDermott has garnered numerous awards and |
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commendations, including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, |
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the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and the |
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Joint Service Achievement Medal, among others; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Shane McDermott has earned the |
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lasting respect of his fellow service members for his |
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professionalism and commitment to the highest ideals of the United |
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States armed forces, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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contributions to the defense of this nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Shane M. |
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McDermott on his retirement from the U.S. Air Force and extend to |
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him sincere 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 Lieutenant Colonel McDermott as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Wray |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 324 was adopted by the House on March |
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13, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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