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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Carlo Davis |
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retired from the Fort Hood 1st Cavalry Division on March 3, 2023, |
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concluding an exceptional military career that spanned more than |
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three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Carlo Davis rose through the ranks from private to |
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sergeant first class before attending the warrant officer basic |
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course; he has served the army in many capacities, including as |
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battalion and battery operations sergeant, platoon sergeant, and |
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battalion chief fire control sergeant; some of his other titles |
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included field artillery intelligence officer and brigade and |
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division targeting officer, and he was an instructor/writer at the |
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Field Artillery School; on November 30, 2018, he was promoted to |
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chief warrant officer 5, the highest warrant officer rank in the |
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U.S. Army, which is appointed by the Secretary of the Army; only a |
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small fraction of officers receive this rare honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Among his military assignments, Mr. Davis completed |
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two tours at Fort Hood, four tours at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and five |
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overseas tours to Korea; moreover, he was deployed to Kuwait and to |
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Iraq, and he also served with the 25th Infantry Division in |
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Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Davis earned Veterans of Foreign Wars |
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eligibility while serving in Korea as a member of the 2nd Infantry |
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Division; he was later named commander of VFW Post No. 9191 in |
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Killeen; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed the love and support |
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of his wife, Lee Ann, and their five children; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating an exceptional commitment to the |
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mission of the U.S. Army, Carlo Davis has greatly benefited his |
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fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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outstanding record of service as he embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 |
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Carlo Davis on his retirement from the Fort Hood 1st Cavalry |
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Division and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Carlo Davis as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Buckley |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1139 was adopted by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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