Bill Text: TX HCR114 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Robert E. O'Malley 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 [HCR114 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR114-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 114 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Robert E. O'Malley | ||
| 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, Robert O'Malley served during the Vietnam War as a | ||
| sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, assigned to Company 1, 3rd | ||
| Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division; while he led | ||
| his squad against an entrenched enemy force, they encountered | ||
| intense small-arms fire; casting aside all concern for his personal | ||
| safety, he raced across an open rice paddy, jumped into the enemy | ||
| trench, and used his rifle and grenades to kill eight attackers; he | ||
| then led his squad to assist an adjacent unit that was suffering | ||
| heavy casualties and helped evacuate several wounded marines before | ||
| returning to the scene of the worst fighting; when he was ordered to | ||
| an evacuation point, he guided his squad under fire to a helicopter; | ||
| he was wounded three times but remained in an exposed position to | ||
| provide cover to others as they boarded, refusing to withdraw until | ||
| the last of his men were evacuated; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Robert O'Malley 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 Robert E. O'Malley 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. O'Malley 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. 114 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. 114 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 14, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
