Bill Text: TX HCR175 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Patrick Henry Brady 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 [HCR175 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR175-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 175 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Patrick Henry Brady | ||
| 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 U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Major Brady | ||
| distinguished himself through his skill and gallantry in flying | ||
| ambulance helicopters into enemy territory to rescue 51 severely | ||
| wounded men in the span of one day; he was forced to navigate | ||
| through dense fog and smoke, and he continued with the mission | ||
| despite the fact that two other aircraft had been shot down while | ||
| attempting to reach a particularly perilous landing zone; following | ||
| three trips, he was issued a request to land in an enemy minefield | ||
| where a platoon of American soldiers was trapped, and he managed to | ||
| fly six seriously injured patients out of the area even after a mine | ||
| detonated next to his helicopter; many of those who he evacuated on | ||
| that day would have perished if not for his efforts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Patrick Brady 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 Patrick Henry Brady 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. Brady 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. 175 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. 175 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 27, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
