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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the Brenham High School Marine Corps |
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Junior ROTC unit achieved great distinction by winning the overall |
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title at the 2021 national championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining other top teams for the nationwide |
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competition held on May 8 in St. Louis, Missouri, the 37-member |
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Brenham contingent outscored its closest competitor by more than |
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350 points in clinching the team championship; impressing judges |
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with its precise and sharp drills, Brenham finished in the top three |
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of each event, with those results including first in armed |
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exhibition, second in unarmed regulation, inspection, color guard, |
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and unarmed exhibition, and third in armed regulation; and |
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WHEREAS, Brenham had previously turned in a dominant showing |
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at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior ROTC Region 5 Drill Championship, |
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claiming the team crown for the third time in the past four years at |
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the March 27 Dayton competition; the coed squad excelled in a wide |
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range of events, with cadets placing first in armed regulation and |
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exhibition drill, second in unarmed regulation and exhibition drill |
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and in color guard, and third in the academic category; with the |
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victory, Brenham earned its fifth consecutive trip to the national |
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meet; and |
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WHEREAS, The Brenham squad benefits from the able leadership |
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of Captain Jeffrey Bayse, the program senior instructor, and |
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Sergeant Commander Barrett Dilley; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a national title represents the culmination |
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of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to |
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excellence, and the members of the Brenham Marine Corps JROTC team |
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will treasure the memory of this accomplishment for years to come; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Brenham High School Marine |
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Corps Junior ROTC team on winning the overall title at the 2021 |
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national championship and extend to all those associated with the |
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program sincere best wishes for continued success; 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 the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Leman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1204 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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