Bill Text: TX HCR96 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Charles Chris Hagemeister 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 [HCR96 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR96-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 96 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Charles Chris | ||
| Hagemeister 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 veteran of the U.S. Army, Charles Hagemeister | ||
| served during the Vietnam War as a specialist fourth class with the | ||
| 1st Cavalry Division; his platoon came under heavy attack during | ||
| combat operations, and he raced through a hail of enemy fire to | ||
| render lifesaving medical aid to his wounded comrades; threatened | ||
| by sniper attack while trying to evacuate his fellow fighters, he | ||
| returned fire, killing four enemy soldiers and then once more | ||
| braving a barrage of bullets as he sought help from a nearby | ||
| platoon; repeatedly risking his own life in the process, he carried | ||
| many comrades to safety; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Charles Chris Hagemeister 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 Charles Chris Hagemeister 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. Hagemeister 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. 96 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. 96 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 14, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
