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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family, friends, and fellow soldiers of |
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U.S. Army Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar of Austin suffered an |
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immeasurable loss when he was killed in action in Manbij, Syria, on |
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March 30, 2018, at the age of 36; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Dunbar was deployed to Syria from his |
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assigned post at Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command |
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at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; supporting a mission as part of |
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Operation Inherent Resolve, he died when an improvised explosive |
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device detonated near his patrol; and |
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WHEREAS, A combat veteran who spent nearly 13 years in the |
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armed forces, Sergeant Dunbar enlisted in the army in May 2005; he |
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first served with the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry |
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Regiment, at Fort Bragg, and in the course of that assignment, he |
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supported combat operations in Iraq; he transitioned to the 2nd |
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Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, at Fort Hood in 2009, and during |
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his four years as a squad leader, he completed an Afghanistan |
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deployment; after joining the U.S. Army Special Operations Command |
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in 2013, he deployed three more times to Iraq and Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Dunbar received numerous honors in the |
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course of his military service, including three Bronze Star Medals, |
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four Army Commendation Medals, six Army Achievement Medals, the |
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National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign |
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Medals, each with two Bronze Service Stars, the Global War on |
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Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism |
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Service Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed |
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forces, Jonathan Dunbar inspired others with his fortitude, |
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tenacity, and courage, and his fellow Americans owe him a debt of |
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gratitude that the passage of time can never diminish; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Master |
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Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar and extend sincere condolences to all |
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who mourn his passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and friends and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant |
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Dunbar. |
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Miller |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1120 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 18, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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