Bill Text: GA HR2183 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Owens, Master Sergeant Charles Homer; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-27 - House Read and Adopted [HR2183 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR2183-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 2183
By:
Representatives Scott of the
2nd
and Neal of the
1st
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Master Sergeant Charles Homer Owens; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Master Sergeant Charles Homer Owens served as a guardian of this nation's
freedom and liberty with the United States Marine Corps, valiantly and
courageously protecting his fellow Americans during three major wars;
and
WHEREAS,
Master Sergeant Owens joined the Marines at the age of 15, lying about his age
so that he could join in America's fight against oppression and tyranny during
World War II; and
WHEREAS,
he fought in the Korean War, where he was shot by an enemy sniper at Bunker Hill
which earned him a third Purple Heart Medal for being wounded in combat;
and
WHEREAS,
after the Korean War, Master Sergeant Owens served as a drill instructor for new
Marines and retired from the Corps with 20 years of honorable service in 1962 as
a Gunnery Sergeant; and
WHEREAS,
in 1966, Master Sergeant Owens was called to active duty to serve in Vietnam,
where he participated in numerous operations, including the defense of the
insurgency at Dong Ha, Operation Cimmeron, Operation Buffalo, Operation Hickory
Nut II, Operation Kingfisher, Operation Medina, Operation Liberty II, and
Operation Osceola; and
WHEREAS,
he retired from the military for a second and final time in 1968, with decades
of military service that demonstrated a deep personal commitment to protecting
democracy and a willingness to sacrifice his own personal safety and comfort to
ensure the well-being of his fellow man; and
WHEREAS,
Master Sergeant Owens was recognized with numerous honors and accolades during
his military career, including a Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V Device
for Valor, a Good Conduct Medal with four Bronze Stars, an American Campaign
Medal, a Korean Service Medal with three Bronze Stars, and a Vietnam Service
Medal with two Bronze Stars just to name a few; and
WHEREAS,
Master Sergeant Owens embodies the spirit of service, willing to find meaning in
something greater than himself, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that the
outstanding accomplishments and sacrifices of this remarkable and distinguished
American be honored appropriately.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body express their most profound appreciation for Master Sergeant Charles
Homer Owens 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 Master
Sergeant Charles Homer Owens.
