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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rear Admiral Samuel Perez Jr., a survivor of the |
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terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, has rendered outstanding |
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service to his country throughout his tenure in the U.S. Navy; and |
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WHEREAS, Samuel Perez Jr. entered the United States Naval |
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Academy in 1976, and he graduated in 1980 with a bachelor's degree |
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in political science; after being commissioned as an officer, he |
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attended basic training in Coronado, California; and |
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WHEREAS, At sea, Rear Admiral Perez served aboard several |
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ships, and he took command of the USS Reclaimer, the USS Vincennes, |
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and Destroyer Squadron 15; during his tour as commander of Carrier |
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Strike Group One, he completed a 5th Fleet deployment to support |
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Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn; his assignments while |
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ashore have included leadership positions with the Ballistic |
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Missile Defense Organization, the Chief of Naval Operations, and |
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the Joint Chiefs of Staff; in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, |
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he served as chief of staff and deputy commander of the 5th Fleet; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure as deputy assistant secretary, |
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Rear Admiral Perez provided executive leadership for |
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U.S. government global security assistance programs and policies; |
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he also served multiple command and staff tours for the Department |
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of Defense, and he gained extensive operational experience in Far |
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East Asia and the Arabian Gulf region; his other commands included |
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the Joint Task Force-Port Opening and the effort to reconstruct the |
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Port-au-Prince port following the 2010 Haiti earthquake; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2010, while in command of Carrier Strike Group |
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One, Rear Admiral Perez assumed command of Carrier Task Force Five |
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Zero, and he conducted missions in support of sensitive national |
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tasking, theater security cooperation, intelligence collection, |
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maritime security, and counter-piracy operations; Carrier Strike |
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Group One also oversaw the burial at sea for Osama Bin Laden; and |
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WHEREAS, Rear Admiral Samuel Perez has set an inspiring |
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example of leadership, dedication, and integrity throughout his |
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career in the military, and his contributions have earned him the |
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lasting gratitude of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Rear Admiral Samuel |
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Perez Jr. for his distinguished military service and extend to him |
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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 Rear Admiral Perez as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |