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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 723
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WHEREAS, For more than a decade, retired Chief Warrant |
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Officer 2 Melissa Harcrow served her country with great |
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distinction as a member of the United States Army, and the |
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observance of Women Veterans Day 2023 provides a fitting |
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opportunity to pay tribute to her outstanding military career; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Melissa Harcrow enlisted in the U.S. Army as a |
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unit supply specialist in July 2002, and during her career, she |
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was assigned to army bases in Texas and Kentucky, completed an |
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overseas tour in Korea, and deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and |
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Qatar; in 2011, she was commissioned as a warrant officer, and |
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she served her final position as a property book officer for the |
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184th Explosive Ordnance Battalion in 2014; she received 23 |
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decorations and a number of recognitions, including |
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Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for Area Support Group Qatar; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native El Pasoan, Mrs. Harcrow is currently |
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employed by the Texas Veterans Commission as the Women Veterans |
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coordinator for West Texas; she has further demonstrated her |
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tremendous commitment to supporting and assisting veterans and |
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military personnel through her work as chair of the El Paso |
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Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee, as a member of El Paso Texas |
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Women Veterans, and as the veterans engagement director for Team |
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RWB El Paso, as well as through her membership in the Association |
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of the United States Army, the Wounded Warrior Project, and the |
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Korean Defense Veterans Association; in all her endeavors, she |
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enjoys the love and support of her husband, Chief Warrant Officer |
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3 Jason Harcrow, and their three children, Taylor, Maya, and |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, During her years in uniform, Melissa Harcrow |
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upheld the highest ideals of our nation's armed forces, |
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demonstrating exemplary bravery, dedication, and integrity, and |
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her fellow citizens owe her a lasting debt of gratitude; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Chief Warrant Officer 2 Melissa |
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Harcrow for her military service on the occasion of Women |
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Veterans Day 2023 and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Warrant Officer Harcrow as an expression of |
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high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Blanco |
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________________________________ |
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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 May 28, 2023. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |