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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The U.S. Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment is marking the |
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175th anniversary of its founding in 2021, providing a fitting |
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opportunity to pay tribute to this historic unit; and |
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WHEREAS, Stationed at Fort Hood in Killeen since 2006, the |
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3rd Cavalry Regiment is the only heavy Armored Cavalry Regiment in |
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the U.S. Army; it traces its beginnings to May 19, 1846, when the |
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U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of a new military unit, |
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the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen; the regiment was soon deployed |
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for the Mexican-American War, and it was during this conflict that |
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it earned its moniker of "Brave Rifles" and its motto of "Blood and |
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Steel"; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to Major General Winfield Scott's army, the |
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riflemen saw combat in the Mexico City campaign at the Battle of |
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Cerro Gordo in April 1847; on September 13 of that year, elements of |
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the regiment made up the storming party on the fortress of |
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Chapultepec outside the enemy capital; the next morning, the |
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victorious unit raised the United States flag over the National |
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Palace; and |
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WHEREAS, At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, the |
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Regiment of Mounted Riflemen was redesignated as the 3rd United |
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States Cavalry Regiment; in December 1862, the unit joined the |
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Civil War Western Theater in Tennessee, and members of the 3rd |
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Cavalry also fought in Mississippi, Alabama, and North Carolina, |
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participating in the Chattanooga Campaign; at the conflict's end, |
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the regiment was sent to New Mexico to help settle the frontier and |
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to lend its support during the Indian Wars; and |
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WHEREAS, During the Spanish-American War in 1898, the 3rd |
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Cavalry played a key role in the attacks on San Juan and Kettle Hill |
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and placed the first American flag at the points of victory; at the |
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outbreak of World War I, the regiment transferred to Europe, and its |
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squadrons operated remount depots; and |
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WHEREAS, The regiment was renamed the 3rd Cavalry Group |
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(Mechanized) during World War II; landing in France in August 1944, |
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it spearheaded the XX Corps; the group subsequently resumed its |
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garrison activities in the U.S. and took on the 3rd Armored Cavalry |
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Regiment title; and |
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WHEREAS, The unit was a major part of American military |
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readiness throughout the Cold War, and in 1990, it was sent overseas |
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as part of the XVIII Airborne Corps; it deployed to the U.S. the |
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next year and in 1996 moved to Fort Carson in Colorado, where it was |
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headquartered until making its home at Fort Hood; and |
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WHEREAS, Among its many important missions, the 3rd Cavalry |
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Regiment has seen extensive action in modern-day conflicts, |
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including the Persian Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom; today, |
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the unit is a highly mobile force that conducts reconnaissance, |
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security, offensive, and defensive operations; and |
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WHEREAS, For 175 years, the 3rd Cavalry Regiment has |
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exemplified the highest ideals of the United States armed forces, |
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and the many brave men and women who have served the unit are indeed |
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worthy of our appreciation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 175th |
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anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
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and extend to all of its members sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the 3rd Cavalry Regiment as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |