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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, January 30, 2013, marks the 45th anniversary of the |
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launching of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and this is a |
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fitting opportunity to remember the nearly 4,000 American military |
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personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice during those harrowing |
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weeks and months; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early morning hours of January 30, 1968, in |
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violation of a lunar new year truce, 84,000 North Vietnamese and |
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Viet Cong troops launched the massive Tet Offensive, attacking 105 |
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cities and towns throughout South Vietnam; and |
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WHEREAS, Although they were taken by surprise, American |
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troops acquitted themselves with bravery and skill in innumerable |
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instances of bitter combat; notable battles included those in the |
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cities of Saigon and Hue and at the marine base at Khe Sanh and |
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surrounding outposts; and |
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WHEREAS, The attacks were eventually repelled, and the Viet |
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Cong were effectively destroyed as a fighting force; the Tet |
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Offensive cost more than 50,000 lives, including those of 14,000 |
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civilians and 3,895 American soldiers; in mid-February alone, 543 |
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Americans were killed, the highest weekly total of the entire war; |
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WHEREAS, Nearly half a century later, the courage displayed |
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by American troops during the Tet Offensive continues to exemplify |
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the highest standard of bravery, and those who paid the last full |
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measure of devotion are forever deserving of remembrance and honor |
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by the country they served; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the lives of those Americans who |
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fell in battle during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 238 was adopted by the House on January |
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30, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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