Bill Text: TX HCR110 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Michael John Fitzmaurice on the occasion of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-02 - Signed by the Governor [HCR110 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR110-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 110 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Michael John | ||
| Fitzmaurice is being saluted as part of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host | ||
| City Weekend in Gainesville; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 2001, Gainesville's Medal of Honor | ||
| Host City Program acknowledges the heroism and sacrifice of | ||
| individuals who have earned the Medal of Honor, the nation's | ||
| highest military award for valor; each year, local citizens join | ||
| together to fund travel costs and other expenses to bring medal | ||
| recipients to the city for a special series of events; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Army, Michael Fitzmaurice | ||
| served during the Vietnam War as a specialist fourth class with | ||
| Troop D, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne | ||
| Division; while he was fighting at Khe Sanh, enemy combatants threw | ||
| explosive charges into his bunker; without regard for his own | ||
| safety, he hurled two of the charges out of the bunker and threw | ||
| himself and his flak vest over the remaining charge, shielding | ||
| three fellow soldiers from the blast; though seriously wounded and | ||
| experiencing partial vision loss, he charged out of the bunker and | ||
| engaged in hand-to-hand combat, selflessly continuing to protect | ||
| his comrades and refusing medical evacuation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Michael Fitzmaurice fulfilled the highest ideals of the | ||
| United States armed forces, and he has earned the lasting | ||
| admiration of a grateful nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to Michael John Fitzmaurice on the occasion of | ||
| the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville and commend | ||
| him for his exemplary service in the defense of our nation; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Fitzmaurice as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 110 was adopted by the House on | ||
| March 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 110 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 14, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
