Bill Text: TX HR2496 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Erasmo Palos of Eagle Pass.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2496 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2496-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2496 |
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WHEREAS, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Erasmo Palos of | ||
Eagle Pass gave his life in service to our nation on March 31, 1968, | ||
at the age of 22; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Agustin and Elena Palos, Erasmo Palos was | ||
born on January 8, 1946, and he grew up with the companionship of | ||
seven siblings, Guadalupe, Martha, Bertha, Elidia, Manuel, Elva, | ||
and Daniel; he attended local schools, and during his youth, he | ||
played baseball and participated in 4-H clubs; he also enjoyed a | ||
rewarding career in the retail industry, and in his leisure time, he | ||
liked to play guitar and sing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Palos | ||
joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1966, and he completed his basic | ||
training at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California; he went | ||
on to serve in the Philippines for a year, and he began a tour of | ||
duty in South Vietnam on February 26, 1968; assigned to the | ||
Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st | ||
Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious Force, he was killed in | ||
action at the Battle at Truoi River Bridge; he held the rank of | ||
lance corporal at the time of his death; and | ||
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Palos received the National Defense | ||
Service Medal and the Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, and his posthumous | ||
military honors include the Purple Heart, the Republic of Vietnam | ||
Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Republic of Vietnam | ||
Meritorious Unit Citation, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the | ||
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the | ||
Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon; he was also recognized in the | ||
Vietnam War 50th Year Commemoration by President Barack Obama; and | ||
WHEREAS, Serving with honor, courage, and dedication, Lance | ||
Corporal Erasmo Palos embodied the highest ideals of the United | ||
States armed forces, and for his immeasurable sacrifice, Americans | ||
owe him a profound debt that the passage of time can never diminish; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lance Corporal | ||
Erasmo Palos and commend his family for faithfully preserving his | ||
legacy; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Erasmo | ||
Palos. | ||
Morales of Maverick | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2496 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||