Bill Text: TX HR17 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 175th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-07 - Reported enrolled [HR17 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR17-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 17 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment is marking the | ||
| 175th anniversary of its founding in 2021, providing a fitting | ||
| opportunity to pay tribute to this historic unit; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Stationed at Fort Hood in Killeen since 2006, the | ||
| 3rd Cavalry Regiment is the only heavy Armored Cavalry Regiment in | ||
| the U.S. Army; it traces its beginnings to May 19, 1846, when the | ||
| U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of a new military unit, | ||
| the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen; the regiment was soon deployed | ||
| for the Mexican-American War, and it was during this conflict that | ||
| it earned its moniker of "Brave Rifles" and its motto of "Blood and | ||
| Steel"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Assigned to Major General Winfield Scott's army, the | ||
| riflemen saw combat in the Mexico City campaign at the Battle of | ||
| Cerro Gordo in April 1847; on September 13 of that year, elements of | ||
| the regiment made up the storming party on the fortress of | ||
| Chapultepec outside the enemy capital; the next morning, the | ||
| victorious unit raised the United States flag over the National | ||
| Palace; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, the | ||
| Regiment of Mounted Riflemen was redesignated as the 3rd United | ||
| States Cavalry Regiment; in December 1862, the unit joined the | ||
| Civil War Western Theater in Tennessee, and members of the 3rd | ||
| Cavalry also fought in Mississippi, Alabama, and North Carolina, | ||
| participating in the Chattanooga Campaign; at the conflict's end, | ||
| the regiment was sent to New Mexico to help settle the frontier and | ||
| to lend its support during the Indian Wars; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the Spanish-American War in 1898, the 3rd | ||
| Cavalry played a key role in the attacks on San Juan and Kettle Hill | ||
| and placed the first American flag at the points of victory; at the | ||
| outbreak of World War I, the regiment transferred to Europe, and its | ||
| squadrons operated remount depots; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The regiment was renamed the 3rd Cavalry Group | ||
| (Mechanized) during World War II; landing in France in August 1944, | ||
| it spearheaded the XX Corps; the group subsequently resumed its | ||
| garrison activities in the U.S. and took on the 3rd Armored Cavalry | ||
| Regiment title; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The unit was a major part of American military | ||
| readiness throughout the Cold War, and in 1990, it was sent overseas | ||
| as part of the XVIII Airborne Corps; it deployed to the U.S. the | ||
| next year and in 1996 moved to Fort Carson in Colorado, where it was | ||
| headquartered until making its home at Fort Hood; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among its many important missions, the 3rd Cavalry | ||
| Regiment has seen extensive action in modern-day conflicts, | ||
| including the Persian Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom; today, | ||
| the unit is a highly mobile force that conducts reconnaissance, | ||
| security, offensive, and defensive operations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For 175 years, the 3rd Cavalry Regiment has | ||
| exemplified the highest ideals of the United States armed forces, | ||
| and the many brave men and women who have served the unit are indeed | ||
| worthy of our appreciation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 175th | ||
| anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment | ||
| and extend to all of its members sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the 3rd Cavalry Regiment as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Buckley | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 17 was adopted by the House on | ||
| September 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
