Bill Text: TX HCR175 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Paying tribute to Patrick Henry Brady on the occasion of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR175 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR175-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Patrick Henry Brady on the occasion of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR175 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR175-Introduced.html
86R26050 CJM-D | ||
By: Springer | 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. |