Bill Text: GA HR2152 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Duncan, First Sergeant Earl; commend

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - House Read and Adopted [HR2152 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR2152-Introduced.html
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House Resolution 2152
By: Representative Maxwell of the 17th

A RESOLUTION


Recognizing and commending First Sergeant Earl Duncan; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, First Sergeant Earl Duncan served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United States Army, valiantly and courageously protecting his fellow Americans during the Korean War; and

WHEREAS, a native of Jasper, Georgia, First Sergeant Duncan was assigned to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for combat infantry basic training and to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for combat engineer basic training; and

WHEREAS, a trained pharmacist, First Sergeant Duncan was assigned to the 2nd Army Division, 9th Infantry Regiment, where he served on the front lines as a litter bearer, and was promoted to a first aid position in Zone 4 near the North Korean border before he was transferred to the 9th Infantry Regiment headquarters as an aid man and promoted from private to sergeant first class, serving in a 21 bed hospital; and

WHEREAS, this diligent military leader was honorably discharged with the rank of master sergeant and received two ribbons for his service in Korea, a good conduct ribbon and a commendation ribbon with medal pendant; and

WHEREAS, upon his honorable discharge, First Sergeant Duncan volunteered for a four-year tour of duty with the reserves, where he was assigned to the Third Army, 158th general hospital and was promoted to first sergeant; and

WHEREAS, First Sergeant Duncan was awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the Governor of Georgia, the Honorable Marvin Griffin, for being the Outstanding Army Reservist in the greater Atlanta area; and

WHEREAS, he served as Paulding County Commissioner for Post 1 for four years and chairman of the Paulding County Commission from 1985 to 1988; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure as chairman, First Sergeant Duncan started the county's first full-time emergency response system, the precursor to the 9-1-1 system, purchased Earl Duncan Park, established the Paulding County Elderly Transit System, expanded the Paulding County Library, purchased the first computers for Paulding County government, built an annex to the courthouse, established the county employee retirement system, and hired the county's first full-time recreation director, engineer, and chamber of commerce director; and

WHEREAS, for the last 66 years, First Sergeant Duncan has worked as a pharmacist dedicating 24 of those years to C&C Pharmacy, and he has been blessed with three children, eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body express their most profound appreciation for First Sergeant Earl Duncan and all members of the United States military who stand ever ready to lay the ultimate sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to First Sergeant Earl Duncan.
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