Bill Text: TX HR3334 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring members of the Texas House of Representatives who served in the United States military during the Vietnam War.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR3334 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR3334-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 3334

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The year 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the end
of the war in Vietnam, and this occasion provides a fitting
opportunity to honor the members of the Texas House of
Representatives who served their country in the U.S. armed forces
during that conflict; and
WHEREAS, American military involvement in Vietnam began in
the 1950s, amid growing fears of Communist expansionism; following
the division of Vietnam in 1954, U.S. military aid to South Vietnam
increased significantly, and in 1965, the first American ground
troops landed in that country; more than 2.5 million members of the
U.S. military served in Vietnam before the last American combat
troops were withdrawn in March 1973; in April 1975, the final
remaining U.S. troops, whose mission had been to guard
U.S. installations, were evacuated; and
WHEREAS, Among those who completed tours of duty in country
during the Vietnam War were State Representatives Wayne Smith, Joe
Farias, Dan Flynn, and Bill Zedler, and among those who served in
the military during the Vietnam era were State Representatives
Jimmie Don Aycock, Charles "Doc" Anderson, Rick Miller, John Raney,
and Paul Workman; and
WHEREAS, The ranks of those killed or classified as missing
in action in the Vietnam War included 3,417 Texans; although there
is no precise tally of the total number of native Texans who served
in the conflict, an estimated 500,000 current Texas residents are
Vietnam veterans; in honor of all Texans who served and died in the
Vietnam War, the 79th Texas Legislature passed a resolution
cosponsored by Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa and Representative
Wayne Smith, themselves Vietnam veterans, that authorized the
placement of a monument on the Capitol grounds; the Texas Capitol
Vietnam Veterans Monument was dedicated on March 29, 2015, in a
ceremony attended by an estimated 5,000 people; and
WHEREAS, While we can never fully repay the immense debt of
gratitude owed to the men and women who served this country in the
Vietnam War, this monument continues to remind all who pass by of
their valor, patriotism, and unwavering devotion to duty; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Vietnam veterans who are members of
this body and express heartfelt appreciation to all veterans who
served during the Vietnam War.
King of Taylor
Straus González Otto
Allen Guerra Paddie
Alonzo Guillen Parker
Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
Anchia Harless Peña
Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
Ashby Howard Pickett
Aycock Huberty Price
Bell Hughes Raney
Bernal Hunter Raymond
Blanco Isaac Reynolds
Bohac Israel Riddle
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
Button King of Parker Sanford
Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
Clardy Klick Schubert
Coleman Koop Shaheen
Collier Krause Sheets
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
Crownover Larson Simpson
Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
Dale Leach Smithee
Darby Longoria Spitzer
Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
Deshotel Márquez Stickland
Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin
Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris
Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant
Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver
Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba
Fletcher Minjarez Vo
Flynn Moody Walle
Frank Morrison White of Bell
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Galindo Murphy Workman
Geren Murr Wray
Giddings Naishtat Wu
Goldman Nevárez Zedler
Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3334 was adopted by the House on May 28,
2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House