Bill Text: TX HR445 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending U.S. Army Major General Dana J. H. Pittard on his outstanding service as commander of Fort Bliss in El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR445 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR445-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 445 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Major General Dana J. H. Pittard of the U.S. Army is | ||
| accepting a new assignment in May 2013, drawing to a close his | ||
| exemplary tenure as commander of Fort Bliss in El Paso; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Post commander since July 2010 and commander of the | ||
| 1st Armored Division since May 2011, Major General Pittard has | ||
| supervised the transition of Fort Bliss into the division's new | ||
| headquarters, helping to make the base one of the leading combat | ||
| training installations in the country; during his command, the | ||
| quality of life for soldiers and their families has been improved | ||
| through the construction of new facilities, including the on-base | ||
| Freedom Crossing shopping center, and he has also overseen ongoing | ||
| efforts to make Fort Bliss self-sufficient in energy, water, and | ||
| waste disposal by 2018; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in El Paso, Major General Pittard graduated | ||
| from Eastwood High School in 1977 and from the U.S. Military Academy | ||
| at West Point in 1981; he has also attended the U.S. Army Command | ||
| and General Staff College and held a Senior Service College | ||
| Fellowship at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard | ||
| University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Major General Pittard's distinguished career | ||
| includes postings at Fort Riley, Kansas, and in Berlin, Germany, | ||
| and he served in Saudi Arabia as a company commander during | ||
| Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; he went on to serve as a | ||
| military aide to President Bill Clinton, as a combat team commander | ||
| in Kosovo and Iraq, as commanding general of the Iraqi Assistance | ||
| Group, and as commanding general of Fort Irwin in California; his | ||
| most recent position before taking command of Fort Bliss was as | ||
| deputy chief of staff for operations and training at the Training | ||
| and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, Virginia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This outstanding soldier has been awarded the | ||
| Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two oak | ||
| leaf clusters, the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and the Bronze | ||
| Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service | ||
| Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, and | ||
| the Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Major General Pittard | ||
| has served his nation bravely and well, meeting every assignment | ||
| with skill and determination, and as he embarks on the next exciting | ||
| phase of his career, he may indeed take great pride in his | ||
| impressive record of accomplishment at Fort Bliss; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Major General Dana J. H. Pittard on his | ||
| outstanding service as commander of Fort Bliss and extend to him | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Major General Pittard as an expression of high regard | ||
| by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 445 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
