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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Every year on Patriot Day, Americans reflect on the |
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tragic events of September 11, 2001, honoring the thousands of |
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innocent people who were killed and the many thousands more who |
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joined together in the wake of catastrophe to protect, comfort, and |
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serve the residents of this great nation; and |
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WHEREAS, On that infamous September morning, 19 terrorists |
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hijacked four civilian aircraft and perpetrated one of the most |
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horrific crimes in American history; two of the planes were used to |
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bring down the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York |
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City while another targeted the Pentagon; the fourth airplane, |
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United Flight 93, crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside thanks to |
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the heroic resistance of its passengers; and |
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WHEREAS, All told, nearly 3,000 people died as a result of |
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those attacks, including more than 400 New York first responders, |
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184 individuals at the Pentagon, and the 40 passengers of Flight 93; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In the months following the attacks, the Congress of |
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the United States passed a joint resolution designating September |
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11 as Patriot Day; on that day, Americans pause for a moment of |
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silence, during which we remember those we have lost, pay tribute to |
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those who have fought and sacrificed to defend our way of life, and |
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renew our commitment to our neighbors, our ideals, and our country; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate Patriot Day 2020 in memory of all |
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who were killed or injured on September 11, 2001, and in honor of |
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the nation's first responders and military service members. |