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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Retired Major General John H. Bailey II is being |
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honored for his significant accomplishments on the occasion of |
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Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol on April 25, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army |
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in May 1967, General Bailey served his first tour of duty in Vietnam |
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from 1967 to 1968 as a platoon leader and company commander with the |
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101st Airborne Division; he returned to Vietnam for a second tour |
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from 1971 to 1972, when he served as a pilot with the First Aviation |
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Brigade, flying reconnaissance, surveillance, and |
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search-and-destroy missions over South Vietnam, Laos, and |
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Cambodia; and |
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WHEREAS, General Bailey later served for 12 years in the |
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military forces of the State of Texas, rising to commanding general |
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of the Texas State Guard; he holds a bachelor's degree from |
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a master's degree from |
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Alcorn State University, and he is a graduate of the army's Command |
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and General Staff College; today, he serves as board chair of the |
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Unified Veterans of America and the National Guard Association of |
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Texas and as a board member of the Aviation Science and Technology |
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Department of Texas Southern University and the Adjutant General |
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Board of Retired Executives; and |
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WHEREAS, General Bailey is held in high regard by his fellow |
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citizens for his professionalism and commitment to the ideals of |
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the United States armed forces, and he may reflect with pride on his |
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valiant service during the Vietnam War; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Major General (Ret.) John H. Bailey II |
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on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol and |
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extend 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 General Bailey as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |