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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and military personnel gathered in |
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Killeen on June 7, 2023, to honor retired U.S. Army Sergeant Tiffany |
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Millender for her brave and dedicated service to her country and to |
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celebrate her move into a Building Homes for 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 organization |
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also provides financial planning services through its |
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collaboration with the National Association of Personal Financial |
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Advisors; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, Tiffany Millender joined the U.S. Army, and |
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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 Afghanistan; |
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while assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion in Iraq, she |
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and her unit came under attack from enemy fire that penetrated their |
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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 career; |
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among her honors are six Army Commendation Medals, five Army |
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Achievement Medals, two Valorous Unit Awards, the Global War On |
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Terrorism Service Medal, five Iraq Campaign Medals with campaign |
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star, the Expert Marksmanship Badge with rifle bar, and the Driver |
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and Mechanic Badge with driver-wheeled vehicle 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 to |
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defend our safety, security, and freedom, and Building Homes for |
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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 88th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby commend retired U.S. Army Sergeant Tiffany |
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Millender for her valorous service to her country and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for happiness in her new home; 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 Sergeant Millender as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas Senate. |