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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marta E. Artiga served |
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her country with great distinction as a member of the U.S. Army, |
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and the 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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WHEREAS, A native of El Salvador, Marta Artiga joined the |
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U.S. Army in 1989 and graduated from basic training at Fort Dix, |
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New Jersey; she completed her initial enlistment in 1992, the |
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same year that she became a U.S. citizen, and she went on to join |
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the Reserve and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army |
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Nurse Corps in 1999; she embarked on her military nursing career |
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at William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, and |
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through the years, she held such titles as clinical nurse, chief |
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of ambulatory nursing, and chief of the education support branch; |
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she retired from active duty in 2021, having served in the |
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Persian Gulf War, as an officer in Iraq, and in a variety of other |
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posts around the globe; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Artiga holds a medical |
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sciences degree from the Federal University of Alagoas in Brazil, |
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a nursing degree from California State University, Los Angeles, |
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and a medical-surgery nursing certification from the American |
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Nurses Credentialing Center; her military education includes her |
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graduation from Command and General Staff College; she was |
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recognized with numerous commendations, including four Army |
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Achievement Medals, seven Army Commendation Medals, the Global |
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War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Humanitarian |
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Service Medal; today, she continues to benefit others as a Red |
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Cross volunteer for Soldier and Family Readiness Groups; and |
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WHEREAS, During her years in uniform, Marta Artiga upheld |
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the highest ideals of our nation's armed forces, demonstrating |
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exemplary bravery, dedication, and integrity, and her fellow |
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citizens owe her a lasting debt of gratitude; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commend U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Marta E. |
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Artiga for her military service on the occasion of Women Veterans |
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Day 2023 and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Artiga as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas Senate. |