Bill Text: TX HCR174 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Kenneth E. Stumpf on the occasion of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR174 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR174-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 174 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Kenneth E. Stumpf 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 staff sergeant Kenneth Stumpf received the | ||
| Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War; on April 25, | ||
| 1967, he was leading the Third Platoon, Company C, on a search and | ||
| destroy mission near Duc Pho when they encountered a heavily | ||
| fortified North Vietnamese rifle company; after three of his men | ||
| were wounded during initial contact, this brave soldier repeatedly | ||
| put himself in the line of fire to rescue them; he then went on to | ||
| lead a successful assault against several enemy bunkers, | ||
| eliminating a key tactical position; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Kenneth Stumpf 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 Kenneth E. Stumpf 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. Stumpf 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. 174 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 174 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 27, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
