Bill Text: TX HR770 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring members of the Warrior Transition Brigade at Fort Hood for their assistance to ill and injured soldiers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR770 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR770-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 770 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Warrior Transition Brigade at Fort Hood provides | ||
| emotional and physical support to men and women who have bravely and | ||
| selflessly served in defense of our nation and who have returned | ||
| home in need of care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The U.S. Army established Warrior Transition Units | ||
| to support wounded soldiers who require at least six months of | ||
| rehabilitative care and complex medical management; under the | ||
| command of Colonel John Kolessar, the Fort Hood Warrior Transition | ||
| Brigade is the U.S. Army's largest unit; first activated as a | ||
| battalion in 2007, to date it has served more than 2,000 injured and | ||
| ill soldiers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of those who owes much to the brigade is Sergeant | ||
| Major Danny Foley, a 23-year military veteran whose assignments | ||
| include deployments to Kosovo, Bosnia, and the Middle East; | ||
| Sergeant Major Foley was diagnosed with liver disease while serving | ||
| in Iraq, and after undergoing extensive treatment at Brooke Army | ||
| Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, he transferred to the Warrior | ||
| Transition Brigade at Fort Hood; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his recovery, Sergeant Major Foley has | ||
| been fortunate to have the skilled assistance of three members of | ||
| the brigade who have played a vital role in helping him heal: | ||
| Sergeant First Class David J. Renteria, Staff Sergeant Guadalupe | ||
| Reyes, and Ms. Isabel Tilzey; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The men and women of the U.S. military perform a | ||
| service that is essential to the safety and security of this nation, | ||
| and when they suffer serious injury or illness, those who provide | ||
| their medical and rehabilitative care themselves render a service | ||
| of immeasurable value--to the warrior, to the warrior's family, and | ||
| to the country at large; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Sergeant First Class David J. Renteria, | ||
| Staff Sergeant Guadalupe Reyes, and Ms. Isabel Tilzey for their | ||
| exemplary professionalism in treating Sergeant Major Danny Foley | ||
| and extend to them profound gratitude on behalf of all Texans; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
| for Sergeant First Class Renteria, Staff Sergeant Reyes, Ms. | ||
| Tilzey, and Sergeant Major Foley as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Strama | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 770 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 20, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
