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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 121
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel James A. Attaway III of the |
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U.S. Army has been selected for battalion command for the fiscal |
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year 2022, and this achievement merits special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Jim and Sally Attaway, James Attaway is |
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a 1994 graduate of Quitman High School; he enlisted in the army in |
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1998 and served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, |
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rising to the rank of sergeant; in 2001, he joined the ROTC |
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program at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he studied |
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kinesiology; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating cum laude in 2004, Mr. Attaway |
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returned to active duty and served in Iraq in support of |
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Operation Iraqi Freedom as a CH-47D Chinook flight platoon |
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leader, and during a later deployment to Afghanistan in support |
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of Operation Enduring Freedom, he was aviation liaison officer to |
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14 U.S. Army Special Forces teams and a Navy SEAL platoon; his |
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other assignments include Kosovo, Korea, Alabama, Florida, and |
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Kentucky, and he is a graduate of the Ranger School, the Airborne |
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School, and the Command and General Staff College; and |
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WHEREAS, Since May 2018, this distinguished soldier has |
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been chair and professor of the military science department at |
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SFA, the first graduate of the school to return to take charge of |
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the ROTC program; under his leadership, the department has |
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established the First Lieutenant Kile G. West 5K and 10K Memorial |
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Race, and members of the ROTC Ranger Team took first place in the |
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Task Force Ranger Challenge for the first time in the school's |
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history; in May 2020, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Lieutenant Colonel Attaway |
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has benefited from the love and support of his wife, Shauna, and |
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his two children, Daisy and James; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Attaway's courage, skill, and |
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dedication to duty have contributed greatly to the defense of our |
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nation and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow |
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soldiers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his outstanding |
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record of service as he takes on the challenges and opportunities |
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of his new promotion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel James A. |
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Attaway III on his promotion to battalion command and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Attaway as an expression of high |
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regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 9, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |