SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 727
         WHEREAS, Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marta E. Artiga served
  her country with great distinction as a member of the U.S. Army, and
  the observance of Women Veterans Day 2023 provides a fitting
  opportunity to pay tribute to her outstanding military career; and
         WHEREAS, A native of El Salvador, Marta Artiga joined the
  U.S. Army in 1989 and graduated from basic training at Fort Dix,
  New Jersey; she completed her initial enlistment in 1992, the
  same year that she became a U.S. citizen, and she went on to join
  the Reserve and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army
  Nurse Corps in 1999; she embarked on her military nursing career
  at William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, and
  through the years, she held such titles as clinical nurse, chief
  of ambulatory nursing, and chief of the education support branch;
  she retired from active duty in 2021, having served in the
  Persian Gulf War, as an officer in Iraq, and in a variety of other
  posts around the globe; and
         WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Artiga holds a medical
  sciences degree from the Federal University of Alagoas in Brazil,
  a nursing degree from California State University, Los Angeles,
  and a medical-surgery nursing certification from the American
  Nurses Credentialing Center; her military education includes her
  graduation from Command and General Staff College; she was
  recognized with numerous commendations, including four Army
  Achievement Medals, seven Army Commendation Medals, the Global
  War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Humanitarian
  Service Medal; today, she continues to benefit others as a Red
  Cross volunteer for Soldier and Family Readiness Groups; and
         WHEREAS, During her years in uniform, Marta Artiga upheld
  the highest ideals of our nation's armed forces, demonstrating
  exemplary bravery, dedication, and integrity, and her fellow
  citizens owe her a lasting debt of gratitude; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby commend U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.)
  Marta E. Artiga for her military service on the occasion of Women
  Veterans Day 2023 and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Artiga as an expression of high
  regard from the Texas Senate.
 
  Blanco
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 28, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate