H.R. No. 1978

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Every Memorial Day, millions of citizens across
	Texas and the nation gather to remember those heroic men and women
	in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of our
	country; and
	WHEREAS, Originally known as Decoration Day for the practice
	of decorating the graves of soldiers with flowers once a year, this
	holiday began after the Civil War as a remembrance of those who had
	died in the war; celebrated on May 30 in subsequent decades, the
	holiday came to be known as Memorial Day, a day to honor all of the
	country's fallen, in all of its wars; since the early 1970s, the day
	has been observed on the last Monday in May; and
	WHEREAS, The nation's most solemn Memorial Day ceremony
	occurs in Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown
	Soldier, where the remains of unidentified Americans from World War
	I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War are interred in
	a marble monument and in the adjacent plaza; accompanied by honor
	guards from all branches of the military, the president of the
	United States traditionally lays a wreath at the tomb, and the
	ceremony is further solemnized by the sounding of "Taps," the
	haunting bugle call that has been performed at military funerals
	and memorials since the Civil War; and
	WHEREAS, At the same time, in cities large and small across
	the nation, veterans and their fellow citizens gather in cemeteries
	and other public places to remember fallen comrades and to pay
	tribute to those who died to protect our liberty and our republic;
	these ceremonies are also graced by the stirring echoes of "Taps,"
	and by tradition, the United States flag is briskly raised to full
	staff at the beginning of the day and then lowered slowly to half
	staff, where it remains until noon, when it is raised to full staff
	again; and
	WHEREAS, The toll of freedom is high; in the years since the
	founding of our republic, more than one million American military
	personnel have died in U.S. wars, and each year, on Memorial Day,
	Americans gather to pay tribute to those courageous men and women
	who, in the words of President Abraham Lincoln, gave the last full
	measure of devotion; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize Memorial Day 2021 in solemn
	commemoration of all those who have died in the service of our
	nation.
	Raymond
	Phelan Guerra Noble
	Allen Guillen Oliverson
	Allison Harless Ordaz Perez
	Anchia Harris Ortega
	Anderson Hefner Pacheco
	Ashby Hernandez Paddie
	Bailes Herrero Parker
	Beckley Hinojosa Patterson
	Bell of Kaufman Holland Paul
	Bell of Montgomery Howard Perez
	Bernal Huberty Price
	Biedermann Hull Ramos
	Bonnen Hunter Raney
	Bowers Israel Raymond
	Buckley Jetton Reynolds
	Bucy Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Burns A. Johnson of Harris Rogers
	Burrows J. Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
	Button Kacal Rose
	Cain King of Hemphill Rosenthal
	Campos King of Parker Sanford
	Canales King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Capriglione Klick Schofield
	Cason Krause Shaheen
	Clardy Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Lambert Shine
	Coleman Landgraf Slaton
	Collier Larson Slawson
	Cook Leach Smith
	Cortez Leman Smithee
	Craddick Longoria Spiller
	Crockett Lopez Stephenson
	Cyrier Lozano Stucky
	Darby Lucio III Swanson
	Davis Martinez Talarico
	Dean Martinez Fischer Thierry
	Deshotel Metcalf Thompson of Brazoria
	Dominguez Meyer Thompson of Harris
	Dutton Meza Tinderholt
	Ellzey Middleton Toth
	Fierro Minjarez Turner of Dallas
	Frank Moody Turner of Tarrant
	Frullo Morales of Harris VanDeaver
	Gates Morales of Maverick Vasut
	Geren Morales Shaw Vo
	Gervin-Hawkins Morrison Walle
	Goldman Muñoz, Jr. White
	González of Dallas Murphy Wilson
	González of El Paso Murr Wu
	Goodwin Neave Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1978 was adopted by the House on May 31,
	2021, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House