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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, American Legion Luckett Cochran Post 296 in Mineola |
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is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding with a special |
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monthly meeting on March 25, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The post is named for Luckett Cochran, a Mineola |
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native and U.S. Army veteran of World War I; born in 1895, he |
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graduated from Mineola High School in 1913 and subsequently |
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enrolled at The University of Texas; on the eve of his graduation in |
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1917, he left school to answer his nation's call to duty and |
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enlisted in the army, receiving his commission as a first |
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lieutenant of field artillery in August 1917; and |
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WHEREAS, In France, Lieutenant Cochran was given command of |
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Battery D, 6th Field Artillery, and he saw a great deal of action in |
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the Tour and Cantigny sectors of the battlefront before returning |
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to the United States in June 1918 to serve as an artillery |
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instructor in South Carolina and Oklahoma; promoted to captain in |
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September 1918, he married Johnnie Link on the 23rd of that month; |
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while honeymooning in El Paso, he fell ill from the Spanish |
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influenza, and, his lungs weakened by exposure to poison gas during |
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the war, he died on October 2, 1918, at the age of 23; and |
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WHEREAS, American Legion Post 296 was established on March |
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25, 1921, with Oscar P. McCary as post commander and Charles B. Hart |
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as adjutant; on the centennial of this event, the post's new |
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officers will be sworn in, including Commander Ben Strange, 1st |
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Vice Commander Larry Southard, 2nd Vice Commander Larry Pruitt, |
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Adjutant John Ring, Chaplain Loy Frazier, and Sergeant at Arms Ed |
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Shadbolt; and |
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WHEREAS, Luckett Cochran wore his country's uniform with |
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courage and distinction, and for 100 years, the members of Post 296 |
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have upheld his proud legacy through their faithful service to |
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their nation and their community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of American Legion Luckett |
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Cochran Post 296 and that all those associated with the post be |
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extended sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for American Legion Luckett Cochran Post 296 as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and |
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Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 35 was adopted by the Senate |
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on April 19, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 35 was adopted by the House |
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on April 30, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |