Bill Text: TX SCR42 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Donald E. Ballard 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 [SCR42 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR42-Introduced.html
| 86R15340 SME-D | ||
| By: Fallon | S.C.R. No. 42 | |
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Donald E. Ballard 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 member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, | ||
| Hospital Corpsman Second Class Ballard risked his life without | ||
| hesitation to render aid to his comrades; during a North Vietnamese | ||
| ambush, he moved through enemy fire to tend to a wounded marine; as | ||
| he and his fellow marines transported the injured man to safety, a | ||
| concealed enemy soldier threw a hand grenade; HC2c Ballard shouted | ||
| a warning and threw himself on the grenade to protect his comrades | ||
| from the blast; fortunately, it failed to detonate, and he was able | ||
| to resume treating casualties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Donald Ballard 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 Donald E. Ballard 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. Ballard as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
