Bill Text: TX HCR99 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Drew Dennis Dix 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 [HCR99 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR99-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 99 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Drew Dennis Dix 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, Staff Sergeant Dix served as a unit advisor for the | ||
| United States Army, 5th Special Forces Division in Vietnam; in the | ||
| wake of a brutal attack on the city of Chau Phu, he organized | ||
| multiple relief forces, exposing himself to heavy fire and | ||
| repeatedly risking his own life to save trapped civilians within | ||
| the city; rather than take cover during the attack, he charged | ||
| directly at buildings controlled by hostile forces, dispatching | ||
| assailants and capturing many enemy prisoners of war, including a | ||
| high-ranking Vietcong official; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Drew Dix 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 Drew Dennis Dix 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. Dix 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. 99 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. 99 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 14, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
