Bill Text: TX SCR31 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution 31 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Paying tribute to James C. McCloughan on the occasion of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-04-25 - Laid on the table subject to call [SCR31 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SCR31-Introduced.html

	86R15348 ST-D

	By: Fallon	S.C.R. No. 31



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The valiant military service of James C. McCloughan
	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, A veteran of the United States Army, Private First
	Class McCloughan served in Vietnam as a combat medic with Company C
	in the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade
	Americal Division; on May 13, 1969, a large North Vietnamese Army
	force ambushed his platoon near Tam Ky and Nui Yon Hill; without
	thought for his personal well-being, he repeatedly ran through
	heavy fire into the "kill zone" to treat injured comrades and carry
	them to safety; though he was wounded, he refused evacuation and
	remained at the battle site with his fellow soldiers, who were
	severely outnumbered; the following day, he was injured again while
	rendering aid, yet he returned to the crossfire numerous times; on
	May 15, after staying up all night to assist in a supply drop, he
	continued to fight alongside his comrades, knocking out a
	rocket-propelled grenade position, eliminating enemy troops,
	treating countless casualties, and organizing the dead and wounded
	for evacuation; and
	WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of
	duty, James McCloughan 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 James C. McCloughan 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. McCloughan as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives and Senate.