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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Hiroshi H. Miyamura |
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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, U.S. Army Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura earned the |
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Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War, when he served as a |
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machine gun squad leader in Company H, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd |
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Infantry Division; during an assault by Chinese troops on April 24, |
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1951, he held off the enemy in hand-to-hand combat and by firing his |
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machine gun until its ammunition was expended; he ordered his squad |
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to withdraw, but he remained behind, helping man a second gun |
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emplacement and covering the withdrawal of the company; during his |
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gallant stand, he felled more than 50 of the Chinese attackers even |
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while suffering severe wounds, and he continued to fight until his |
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position was overrun and he was taken prisoner; he was held captive |
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for 28 months before being released; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of |
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duty, Hiroshi Miyamura 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 Hiroshi H. Miyamura 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. Miyamura as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |