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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Paul E. Funk II, the |
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60th commanding general of Fort Hood, has been promoted to |
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four-star general and accepted a new assignment as commander of |
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U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Joint Base |
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Langley-Eustis in Virginia; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding soldier has served as the commander |
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of III Corps and Fort Hood since March 2017; the son of former Fort |
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Hood commander Lieutenant General Paul "Butch" Funk, Paul Funk was |
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born at Fort Hood in 1962; the two generals represent the only |
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father-son pairing to have ever commanded Fort Hood; and |
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WHEREAS, General Funk was commissioned through the ROTC |
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program at Montana State University, where he earned a bachelor's |
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degree in speech communications, and he went on to complete a |
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master's degree in administration from Central Michigan |
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University; he is also a graduate of the Command and General Staff |
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College and held a Senior Service College Fellowship at the |
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Institute of Advanced Technology at The University of Texas at |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in his career, General Funk was assigned as a |
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tank platoon leader and company executive officer in Germany; he |
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first returned to Fort Hood as commander of 1st Squadron, 7th |
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Cavalry Regiment, and then as commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team, |
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1st Cavalry Division, and he later served as chief of staff for III |
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Corps; in addition, he has worked at bases in Kansas, California, |
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and Colorado in positions of increasing responsibility, including |
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as assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, in Washington, D.C.; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, General Funk has been deployed in combat five times, |
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and he participated in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, |
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Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and Inherent Resolve; he was |
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deputy commanding general (maneuver) for Combined Joint Task |
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Force-1 in Afghanistan, commander of Combined Joint Forces Land |
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Component Command-Iraq, and commanding general of Combined Joint |
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Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command; and |
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WHEREAS, General Funk's dedication, professionalism, and |
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courage have greatly benefited his nation and earned him the |
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respect and admiration of his fellow soldiers, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on his exemplary tenure at Fort Hood as he takes |
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on the challenges and opportunities of his new position; 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 congratulate Paul E. Funk II of the U.S. Army on |
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his promotion to four-star general and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in his important work; 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 General Funk as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Shine |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1242 was adopted by the House on April |
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26, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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