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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 8
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and military personnel gathered |
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in Killeen on June 7, 2023, to honor retired U.S. Army Sergeant |
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Tiffany Millender for her brave and dedicated service to her |
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country and to celebrate her move into a Building Homes for |
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Heroes house; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Millender and her daughter received the |
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keys to their new mortgage-free home from Building Homes for |
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Heroes, a nonprofit that gifts newly built or modified homes to |
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wounded U.S. service members and their families; the |
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organization also provides financial planning services through |
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its collaboration with the National Association of Personal |
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Financial Advisors; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, Tiffany Millender joined the U.S. Army, |
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and she went on to rise to the rank of sergeant; her overseas |
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deployments included two tours in Iraq and one tour in |
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Afghanistan; while assigned to the 64th Brigade Support |
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Battalion in Iraq, she and her unit came under attack from enemy |
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fire that penetrated their operating base; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Millender later received medical |
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retirement to conclude her distinguished 14-year military |
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career; among her honors are six Army Commendation Medals, five |
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Army Achievement Medals, two Valorous Unit Awards, the Global |
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War On Terrorism Service Medal, five Iraq Campaign Medals with |
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campaign star, the Expert Marksmanship Badge with rifle bar, |
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and the Driver and Mechanic Badge with driver-wheeled vehicle |
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clasp; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to the |
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members of the U.S. armed forces who put themselves in harm's way |
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to defend our safety, security, and freedom, and Building Homes |
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for Heroes is helping to award Sergeant Tiffany Millender the |
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appreciation she so richly deserves; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend retired U.S. |
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Army Sergeant Tiffany Millender for her valorous service to her |
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country and extend to her sincere best wishes for happiness in |
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her new home; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Millender as an expression of high regard |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Flores |
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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 June 8, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |