Bill Text: TX SCR49 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Allen James Lynch 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 [SCR49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR49-Introduced.html
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| By: Fallon | S.C.R. No. 49 | |
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| WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Allen James Lynch 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 Vietnam War, U.S. Army Sergeant | ||
| Allen James Lynch earned the Medal of Honor for the gallantry he | ||
| demonstrated during a firefight near the village of My An while | ||
| serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry | ||
| Division; when his unit engaged a larger enemy force, he braved a | ||
| barrage of hostile gunfire to administer aid to three wounded | ||
| comrades; after felling two enemy soldiers, he carried the men he | ||
| was rescuing to a nearby trench, crossing a fire-swept area several | ||
| times; he then defended their position for two hours against the | ||
| encroaching enemy before once again carrying the wounded to a safer | ||
| location and helping secure their evacuation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
| duty, Allen James Lynch 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 Allen James Lynch 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. Lynch as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
