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
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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.
