Bill Text: TX HCR116 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Walter Joseph Marm Jr. 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 [HCR116 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR116-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 116 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Walter Joseph Marm | ||
| Jr. 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, U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Walter Marm earned his | ||
| Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War, when he was a platoon leader | ||
| with the 1st Cavalry Division; during an operation to relieve a | ||
| friendly unit that was surrounded by the enemy, his platoon came | ||
| under withering fire; after killing four enemy soldiers, he | ||
| single-handedly attacked a concealed machine gun, first with an | ||
| antitank weapon and then by charging it across 30 meters of open | ||
| ground and lobbing hand grenades; finally, despite being wounded, | ||
| he continued to use his rifle until he had killed all eight of the | ||
| enemy soldiers manning the gun; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Walter Marm 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 Walter Joseph Marm Jr. 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. Marm 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. 116 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. 116 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 14, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
