Bill Text: TX SCR30 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Drew Dennis Dix on the occasion of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-04-25 - Laid on the table subject to call [SCR30 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR30-Introduced.html
86R15341 ST-D | ||
By: Fallon | S.C.R. No. 30 |
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WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Drew Dennis Dix is | ||
being saluted as part of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend | ||
in Gainesville; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 2001, Gainesville's Medal of Honor | ||
Host City Program acknowledges the heroism and sacrifice of | ||
individuals who have earned the Medal of Honor, the nation's | ||
highest military award for valor; each year, local citizens join | ||
together to fund travel costs and other expenses to bring medal | ||
recipients to the city for a special series of events; and | ||
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Dix served as a unit advisor for the | ||
United States Army, 5th Special Forces Division in Vietnam; in the | ||
wake of a brutal attack on the city of Chau Phu, he organized | ||
multiple relief forces, exposing himself to heavy fire and | ||
repeatedly risking his own life to save trapped civilians within | ||
the city; rather than take cover during the attack, he charged | ||
directly at buildings controlled by hostile forces, dispatching | ||
assailants and capturing many enemy prisoners of war, including a | ||
high-ranking Vietcong official; and | ||
WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
duty, Drew Dix fulfilled the highest ideals of the United States | ||
armed forces, and he has earned the lasting admiration of a grateful | ||
nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby pay tribute to Drew Dennis Dix on the occasion of the 2019 | ||
Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville and commend him for | ||
his exemplary service in the defense of our nation; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Dix as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives and Senate. |