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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Truong Van Tuc is being honored |
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for his significant accomplishments on the occasion of Vietnamese |
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American Day at the State Capitol on April 25, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is home to more than 210,000 Vietnamese |
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Americans, and these individuals play an important role in numerous |
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fields of endeavor, including medicine, law, public and military |
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service, scientific research, and the arts; Lieutenant Colonel |
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Truong Van Tuc serves as an outstanding example of the exceptional |
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leadership and initiative that has been demonstrated by so many |
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members of this community; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the Vietnam War who received his |
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military training in both Vietnam and the United States, Lieutenant |
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Colonel Truong Van Tuc served in that conflict until 1975 and was |
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later honored for his efforts with the Army Commendation Medal; he |
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was appointed to Washington state's Indochinese Advisory Committee |
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in 1976, and he was soon after named codirector of the Spokane |
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Indochinese Refugee Center in Washington; in 1978, he and his |
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family settled in Houston, where he has since dedicated himself to |
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building a strong Vietnamese American community and to assisting |
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American and Vietnamese veterans by helping them overcome |
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difficulties in their daily lives; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Truong Van Tuc has distinguished |
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himself through his exemplary achievements and the valuable support |
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he has provided to his fellow Vietnamese Americans in the Lone Star |
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State, and he is indeed deserving of special recognition; 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 commend Lieutenant Colonel Truong Van Tuc on the |
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occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol and extend |
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to 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 Truong Van Tuc as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1530 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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