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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The valiant military service of James C. McCloughan |
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is being saluted as part of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City |
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Weekend in Gainesville; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2001, Gainesville's Medal of Honor |
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Host City Program acknowledges the heroism and sacrifice of |
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individuals who have earned the Medal of Honor, the nation's |
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highest military award for valor; each year, local citizens join |
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together to fund travel costs and other expenses to bring medal |
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recipients to the city for a special series of events; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the United States Army, Private First |
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Class McCloughan served in Vietnam as a combat medic with Company C |
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in the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade |
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Americal Division; on May 13, 1969, a large North Vietnamese Army |
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force ambushed his platoon near Tam Ky and Nui Yon Hill; without |
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thought for his personal well-being, he repeatedly ran through |
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heavy fire into the "kill zone" to treat injured comrades and carry |
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them to safety; though he was wounded, he refused evacuation and |
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remained at the battle site with his fellow soldiers, who were |
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severely outnumbered; the following day, he was injured again while |
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rendering aid, yet he returned to the crossfire numerous times; on |
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May 15, after staying up all night to assist in a supply drop, he |
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continued to fight alongside his comrades, knocking out a |
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rocket-propelled grenade position, eliminating enemy troops, |
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treating countless casualties, and organizing the dead and wounded |
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for evacuation; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of |
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duty, James McCloughan fulfilled the highest ideals of the United |
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States armed forces, and he has earned the lasting admiration of a |
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grateful nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to James C. McCloughan on the occasion of the |
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2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville and commend him |
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for his exemplary service in the defense of our nation; 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 Mr. McCloughan as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |