Bill Text: TX SCR41 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Robert J. Modrzejewski 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 [SCR41 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR41-Introduced.html
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| By: Fallon | S.C.R. No. 41 | |
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Robert J. | ||
| Modrzejewski 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 Marine Corps, Major | ||
| Modrzejewski served in Vietnam as a member of Company K in the 3rd | ||
| Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division; during Operation | ||
| Hastings, he led the soldiers of his unit to capture a stockpile of | ||
| ammunition and supplies, which provoked a fierce counterattack by | ||
| the North Vietnamese that lasted two and a half days; on the second | ||
| night, Major Modrzejewski was wounded in a close-quarters | ||
| firefight, but he crawled 200 meters to provide critically needed | ||
| ammunition to an exposed element of his command; his bravery did | ||
| much to boost the morale of his men in the midst of prolonged | ||
| fighting, and on the final day, they were able to repel the enemy's | ||
| assaults with the aid of strategic air and artillery strikes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Robert J. Modrzejewski 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 Robert J. Modrzejewski 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. Modrzejewski as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
